The rise of the ocean slowing is not the same as the ocean receding. The ocean is still rising, its derivative is falling.

Posted at August 8, 2008 11:19 AM in response to New McCain Ad: "Life In The Spotlight Must Be Grand"

They then get to have the "uncommitted" delegates that they put forward (i.e. Hillary supporters) vote their conscience (i.e. for Hillary) at the convention (or whenever).

Posted at May 30, 2008 1:58 PM in response to Ickes: Uncommitted Delegates Must Stay Uncommitted

I especially like the magnanimous spin Lanny puts on his "Solomonic" proposal. What a guy! It makes the idiocy all the more irritating.

Posted at May 26, 2008 7:45 PM in response to Hillary Supporter Lanny Davis Suggests Proposals For Florida And Michigan

I seem to recall somewhere recently that the Clinton forces worked the state convention in Michigan to get many of her supporters to represent the "uncommitted" vote as delegates (a rare instance of out-organizing Obama). This would present a problem in releasing these delegates to vote their conscience.

Posted at May 26, 2008 5:24 PM in response to Hillary Supporter Lanny Davis Suggests Proposals For Florida And Michigan

And, of course, Puerto Rico cannot vote in the GE.

Posted at May 26, 2008 8:28 AM in response to Poll: Obama Has Big Lead In Montana Primary

But the DNC rules, while imperfect, are there to enable big D democratic principles like: candidates without big money and name recognition should have a realistic chance to compete. If these rules are overthrown mid-process and sanctions ignored, there is no brake on a move toward a one-day national or short set of regional primaries. Corporate candidates win, and I suspect that is the point.

Posted at May 23, 2008 10:40 AM in response to Toxic

Wow! How did this end up way down here? Aimed at Aubie84's suggestion to make "Edwards a Supreme."

Posted at May 15, 2008 2:40 PM in response to CWA President, A Super-Delegate, Will Endorse Obama

Anybody check with Diana first?

Posted at May 15, 2008 2:36 PM in response to CWA President, A Super-Delegate, Will Endorse Obama

Reference to rumors of Obama paying off Clinton debt in return for graceful exit and support.

Posted at May 9, 2008 4:32 PM in response to New Hillary Ad Stars Joe Wilson And Valerie Plame

"It's possible that ABC -- unlike the Obama campaign -- is counting super-dels who have privately committed but not gone public, perhaps explaining the disparity. Either way, the campaign says that he's 163 delegates overall from securing the Dem nomination."

I think this would only make sense if Obama's numbers were *smaller* than ABC's or if a number had told ABC that they had uncommitted from Hillary but not committed to Obama.

Posted at May 9, 2008 1:32 PM in response to Obama Nabs Another Super-Delegate