cswartout's Blog tag:www.talkingpointsmemo.com,2008:/talk/blogs/cswartout//2051 2008-02-13T05:33:31Z Movable Type Pro 4.21-en Jason Rae's 15 unfortunate minutes. tag:tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com,2008:/talk//17.178304 2008-02-13T05:33:31Z 2008-02-13T05:33:31Z The Obama campaign has been handed a perfect storm. They have decided to cast their lot with the "pledged" delegates and are dismissing the superdelegates.Enter Jason Rae, the youngest of the supers.He is now the posterchild of that gang of... cswartout Enter Jason Rae, the youngest of the supers.He is now the posterchild of that gang of 800 unelected delegates. That he has more say than 13,000 voters will be seen for what it is: patently absurd. The superdelegates will become a non-issue the more people see this kid on out teevees. Is it fair that Jason Rae has the same vote as Al Gore or John Edwards? Or you and I, voters who weigh our choices and cast our ballots? 
I feel terribly sorry for Jason Rae. He has no idea what is happening. The networks fly him to New York to be on TV, unaware that he is making a mockery of our election.

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