Christine Pelosi: Superdelegates Should Not Overturn Majority Dem. Vote

[BadgerKid]

Source: Huffington Post

Christine Pelosi, daughter of the Speaker and (more notably at the moment) a superdelegate, warns of a massive disillusionment of voters should Democratic Party officials back a presidential nominee that didn't win the pledged delegate vote.

"Many of us are elected by the grassroots of the party," she said, "And I cannot imagine going home in November to those people and try to phone bank for someone who did not capture the vote... We were all galvanized by what happened to Al Gore in Florida."

Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/02/15/christine-pelosi-superde_n_86836.html

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Hmmm...this news item seems to be back-to-back to Nancy Pelosi's similar wishes
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x3184086

Something's afoot!

[razorman]

1. I agree with them. If the superdelegates vote against the wishes of the majority

of the voters, we will be in a situation similar to the 2000 general election, where the electoral votes went one way and the popular vote another. It will only lead to trouble and hard feelings, and give the Republicans feelings of shadenfreude. They'll laugh their asses off.

[aquart]

2. Not much point to having superdelegates then, is there?

And suspiciously premature. Some fairly big states haven't spoken, have they?

[LisaM]

3. I agree. Don't overturn the DEMOCRATIC vote.

Now, the crossover Independent and Republican vote is a different matter.

[bagrman]

4. Let them change our vote. It'll be the biggest write-in campagain ever. And noone will give

a shit if the Repubs win because of it. They would deffinatly be cutting of their nose, and everything else that sticks out, if they pull that trick.

[bpeale]

5. i think she should STFU.

superdelegates simply protect the electorate from their own stupidity.

[proud2BlibKansan]

6. Since the electorate is so stupid,

then perhaps you should take your own advice.

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

8. I gotta admit...

You really have guts posting something like that on DU. Not particularly admirable guts, but guts nonetheless. It's not every day that someone posts in favor of a select few abrogating the votes of the majority around here.

[sellitman]

9. How very Republican of you.

You sure you aren't on the wrong message board?

[tabasco]

10. Yeah, democracy sucks.

All those stupid voters and stuff.

[Catch22Dem]

14. Are you fucking serious?

I think I just threw up a little bit in my mouth maybe possibly. Who knows, maybe I'm just too goddamn stupid to know the difference.

[pegleg]

7. Having Superdelegates violates democratic principles -

we very much need to get to the point of one person - one vote.

[Defends Reason]

11. I want my Florida vote to count!

Hear me Democratic party?

[Political Heretic]

13. Then re-vote.

[Political Heretic]

12. If SDs overturn the majority vote, then the party does not speak, work or represent me

....and I'm done with the party.

[Spinzonner]

15. Somehow the caucus's don't seem all that democratic either