Wash. Post: 'Pelosi's Delegate Stance Boosts Obama' - March 15, Sat, 5:02 pm [View All]

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Pelosi's Delegate Stance Boosts Obama

By DAVID ESPO
The Associated Press
Saturday, March 15, 2008; 5:02 PM

WASHINGTON -- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says it would be damaging to the Democratic party for its leaders to buck the will of national convention delegates picked in primaries and caucuses, a declaration that gives a boost to Sen. Barack Obama.

"If the votes of the superdelegates overturn what's happened in the elections, it would be harmful to the Democratic party," Pelosi said in an interview taped Friday for broadcast Sunday on ABC's "This Week."

The California Democrat did not mention either Obama or his rival, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, by name. But her remarks seemed to suggest she was prepared to cast her ballot at the convention in favor of the candidate who emerges from the primary season with the most pledged delegates.

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COMMENT: Just curious: I have a strong sense that Pelosi doesn't like Hillary Clinton. Previous news item (with brief video) early last week or before, way before the Wright affair became news, had her stating that the so-called 'dream ticket' would not ever come true after what Hillary had said (and I don't recall exactly what it was she was referring to).

Does anyone here have any idea why?