Okay, if we
ONLY count pledged Democratic delegates, Obama is slightly ahead. But if we count superdelegates (which ought to be abolished and are a way to keep establishment candidates in front of insurgent grassroots campaigns), who will not be firmly committed until at least April (later if there is no clear nominee, yet), then Clinton has a dramatic lead.
Pledged delegates only:
- Obama 38
- Clinton 36
- Edwards 18
With superdelegates added:
- Clinton 210
- Obama 123
- Edwards 52
I hope whomever the Democratic nominee is, they pledge to end the tyranny of superdelegates as part of overall campaign reform. No wonder other nations wonder that we have anything close to democracy, here!
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There was an op-ed piece in the LA Times that told the history of this and also said it's time for it to go bye-bye. The reality is that until this year it hasn't been an issue. Now it could be!
Is there anyway progressives could mount a campaign or otherwise put pressure on the Democratic Party to instruct superdelegates to vote according to who actually won their respective caucus/primary?
With Clinton so far ahead of everyone else, does Obama even realistically have a chance at this point?
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