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Today's Super-Delegate News
Here's a very useful roundup of today's super-delegate news.
Many super-dels are unswayed either by Hillary's arguments about Obama's supposed electability problem -- but some also are unswayed by the Obama camp's argument that her high unfavorables render her problematic, too.
And despite Howard Dean's demand that the super-dels start picking sides right now, dozens of them say they feel no rush to pick sides before the voting is over.
More super-del tidbits here.
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" dozens of them say they feel no rush to pick sides before the voting is over."
Dozens of them feel no rush to do ANYTHING. So what else is new?
April 18, 2008 9:00 AM | Reply | Permalink
Hear Hear!
No profiles in courage among the Democratic establishment? Wow! I am shocked!
Not especially good judgement either because everytime Hillary opens her mouth and some GOP Swift Boat class slime slithers out, it gives the repulicans not only comfort but materal aid to wit:
The Clintons are pary parasites and until these guardians of the Democratic party get off their fat asses, these two leaches will continue to suck lustily
April 18, 2008 5:27 PM | Reply | Permalink
Lieberman may speak during GOP convention
Published: April 16, 2008 at 9:54 AM
WASHINGTON, April 16 (UPI) -- Sen. Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., could address at the Republican National Convention on behalf of John McCain, supporters of the Arizona senator say.
A speech by Lieberman, the Democratic vice presidential candidate in 2000, could bolster the case that the presumptive GOP nominee can reach across the aisle and boost McCain's standing among independent voters, The Hill reported Wednesday.
McCain hasn't asked Lieberman to speak at the September RNC event in St. Paul, Minn., Republicans close to the senator said. But if the McCain camp believes an appearance by Lieberman would help.
"If Sen. McCain, who I support so strongly, asked me to do it, if he thinks it will help him, I will," Lieberman told The Hill.
A Lieberman aide said even though there are no plans for the senator to deliver a speech at the convention, it was a "likely possibility" he would address the Republican audience in some manner.
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Hillary still undecided on if she will also address the GOP convention, but her surrogates have been telling the RNC that she has much more experience than Joe Lieberman when it comes to sliming the Democrats Nominee.
Lieberman is so 2000.
Hillary is the Lieberman of 2008
April 18, 2008 9:06 AM | Reply | Permalink
Liam said:
Liam, she has already addressed the GOP convention. In the past several weeks she has told them exactly how they should attack Obama when he is running against McCain. Of course it will be the wrong advice and Obama will beat McCain, but it will not be for lack of helpful hints from Sister Hillary, Goldwater Girl, of Scranton, PA Republican roots.
April 18, 2008 11:29 AM | Reply | Permalink
The longer they hold out the more leverage they get. Rather than represent the best interests of the party, many are holding out to further their own personal interests. That's a generalization, but it would take willing ignorance to see how the incentives for them are entirely misaligned with the interests of the voters. Of course, some of the SDs represent states who citizens have yet to vote, so I will give them a pass.
The rest of us in 40 or so states have had to show our cards. Time for these chumps to at least ante up.
April 18, 2008 9:13 AM | Reply | Permalink
Why are you taking this straight off Time's ThePage?
April 18, 2008 9:22 AM | Reply | Permalink
oh they may as well and wait to see what happens in PA. and then the other states. Maybe the public tires of the pretty boy show, maybe not. And probably either beats McCain, which is too bad because I increasingly believe he'd make a better President. Eh, and I've never voted for a Republican before. And I'd love for Stevens to drop dead soon so a anti-Roe justice can be appointed.
April 18, 2008 9:22 AM | Reply | Permalink
Buggeroff is an Aryan Nation Troll(ANT)
Click on his name and read his Racist Rants.
April 18, 2008 9:25 AM | Reply | Permalink
If you really think that either Bush or McCain would replace Justice Stevens with an anti-Roe justice, then I have a very lovely bridge connecting Manhattan to Brooklyn that I would be willing to sell you very cheaply.
April 18, 2008 11:31 AM | Reply | Permalink
As an anti-choicer, you obviously believe in a God. That being the case, I think God took note of your remark wishing for the death of another human being, and will probably bring it up on Judgment Day.
April 18, 2008 11:38 AM | Reply | Permalink
Ha, what did I say yesterday. It is a dumb argument when the Clinton camp makes it and it is no more convincing when it comes out of our mouths. That said, I doubt that it is hurting our guy for Plouffe to take this approach - I am just not convinced that it helps either.
I would note that Gov Dean wants them to start picking sides now. He did not say "you must be decided by next week" or some such, so I am not sure that there is really any contradiction between Dean's demand and the relaxed approach of some supers.
April 18, 2008 9:26 AM | Reply | Permalink
Greg -
Those " dozens of them say they feel no rush to pick sides before the voting is over." expressed those feelings BEFORE Dean came out and said "decide now."
So, it really has nothing to do with what Dean said and linking the two doesn't make sense.
April 18, 2008 9:47 AM | Reply | Permalink
Exactly. That's why I was wondering at the odd attempt by Greg to discern this as a rejection of Howard Dean's statement last night.
April 18, 2008 10:09 AM | Reply | Permalink
does the still of the video on the right; "Post Debate Roundup, Philly Edition", prompt anyone to think ".. and now we turn to Trisha Takanawa, Asian Reporter."
April 18, 2008 10:15 AM | Reply | Permalink
Let's get real - dozens of them would dearly love not to have to put themselves on the record with an endorsement in case their guy doesn't win and they get shut out in the freezing cold.
D'oh. Which is exactly why I think Howard rattled their cages. They don't want to do anything - they're politicians!
April 18, 2008 5:18 PM | Reply | Permalink