Selected, not elected

By Michael McCullough on March 30, 2008 1:02 AM
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Hillary Clinton won the popular vote in Texas, but because of the Democrats' convoluted primary system, Obama will end up with more Texas delegates. From the Dallas Morning News:

That may mean [Barack Obama] can win more overall delegates in Texas even though Mrs. Clinton won the initial primary vote, as Mr. Obama's campaign claimed in a triumphant statement late Saturday. The Clinton campaign scoffed at that and predicted a strong showing once all the results were counted.

The packed conventions cemented for some that the "two-step" system of having caucuses after a primary vote is probably not suited for such a large state. Thousands of Texans spent hours in school gyms and other venues Saturday, arguing at length about credentials and other matters - all for a handful of delegates among thousands to the convention that will nominate either Mr. Obama or Mrs. Clinton for president.

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Texas Democratic Party Chairman Boyd Richie described the scene as "democracy at its finest." Visiting conventions in Dallas and Tarrant counties with his wife, Betty, he said he was floored by the amount of engagement - particularly newcomers.

So the will of the voters doesn't really count for Democrats -- the same people who whined that the Supreme Court "selected" Bush to be president despite the fact that Bush won every recount that Al Gore rigged in Florida.

Gore won the popular vote by a very slight margin and Democrats have argued ever since that we should abandon the electoral system. Now Democrat voters are finding that their primary votes don't count for much at all in many states as well as at the national convention, where superdelegates -- many of them handpicked by the Clintons -- may decide the Democrat nominee.

What sweet. sweet irony.

 

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