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- lgehron, on 02/14/2008, -6/+136Got "Clinton Remorse?" It's not too late to change your mind, Superdelegates!
- scheibs14, on 02/14/2008, -4/+62I really hope more 'superdelegates' have a heart like this girl. Going against the popular vote (more pledged delegates) is just straight up shady.
- N3tw0rk, on 02/14/2008, -3/+44A growing trend, we are going to see more superdelegates coming out in support of Obama. The Clinton Machine will be stopped.
- ehalasey, on 02/14/2008, -0/+29Is anyone else tired of hearing how "young people" are "our future"?
Last time I checked, young people are our NOW.
It's one of the main reasons Obama has the youth vote; he doesn't think that the under 30 have "potential." Citizens of this country who are under 30 matter NOW. They're asked to stand up and be counted when it comes time to fight and die for this country, so it's about time that their votes be more than symbolic. A president who is genuinely willing to hear out the needs of our young is a president I'll be proud to support. That's why Obama has so many people moved. That's why he has such sway. I don't think there is a single person here who isn't tired of our government disregarding us all. Give us someone who listens to the young, however, and we will all be better heard in the long-term. - orca94, on 02/14/2008, -1/+29This is exactly why super delegates shouldn't be included in official delegate tallies.
Cough, cough, CNN. - rhabd0mancer, on 02/14/2008, -2/+28Once the superdelegates realize that Hillary is unelectable, they too will join the Obamarama.
- gypsi, on 02/14/2008, -1/+21hillary can't win in november. i'm not a hillary hater but people need to open their eyes - it's out there in a big way
- Netrilix, on 02/14/2008, -2/+20To be honest, Bush became quite a uniter towards the end of his presidency. Democrats and Republicans have come together with a single strong voice: AnyoneButBush08!
- DJPhoenix, on 02/14/2008, -0/+17I think the Obama campaign has their own plan to deal with superdelegates and they have asked that the supporters do not pester the superdelegates.
- Bobombom, on 02/14/2008, -8/+24BOOYA.
- aliengoods, on 02/14/2008, -2/+18I agree, but let's pretend for one second she did get elected. Does anyone think she truly has a chance of working with Republicans to get her policies put into action? Seriously, she's just as polarizing as Bush.
- inactive, on 02/14/2008, -5/+19It's the beginning of the end for the Clintons (plural, because they'd have us convinced that bill was running to be "co-president"). Your candidate is hollow and people are starting to see through the cracks...
- mrASSMAN, on 02/14/2008, -0/+13What they were designed to do is end the nomination process quicker, thereby saving time and money for the party. They do that by voting for the leading candidate to help him reach the required delegate count quicker. Right now they're doing the opposite and prolonging the primary season.
- itsmikey, on 02/14/2008, -1/+14He's going to be our next president.
- nydwarf, on 02/15/2008, -1/+12People need to get behind Obama he is the future of the Democratic party.
- johnn11238, on 02/14/2008, -0/+11Digg is an aggregate site, not a news site. Stories get dugg because they are popular, and among young, white-collar, middle- and upper-middle-class Americans, Obama is the clear favorite. We're all individuals here, but it's idiotic to assume most of us don't fall into that demographic.
- luteslinger, on 02/14/2008, -3/+13What is a Super Delegate? Why is a Super Delegate? Why do I vote?
- theaceoffire, on 02/14/2008, -2/+12Its gonna take a lot though for me to feel faith in the process again...
Still, I hope he makes it. - arunforce, on 02/14/2008, -4/+14Someone should make a site where you can contact superdelegates, and persuade them or such.
I'm sure some people have a lot to say to them. - HellDonut, on 02/14/2008, -2/+11True that.
- aliengoods, on 02/14/2008, -0/+8Is there a joke in that transmission comment I've missed? I hope it's just me, otherwise that was the worst off-topic message I've ever seen.
- johnn11238, on 02/14/2008, -0/+8A super-delegate is a key party member who can vote for who they choose. This is a NOMINATION within a PARTY. Not an ELECTION. There is a difference.
- offspring06, on 02/14/2008, -0/+8Thats what I have been saying for the past month. Superdelegates can change their minds at anytime before the convention yet CNN kept on talking about how Clinton had the lead in delegates when Obama was leading.
- mrASSMAN, on 02/14/2008, -0/+8DOUBLE TRUE!
- DJPhoenix, on 02/14/2008, -1/+8And so it begins. I was truly hoping that many of the superdelegates in Clinton's corner were pledging their support early to the "inevitable" nominee because they bought into that line as much of the country had. The people have spoken and it's about time the superdelegates listen up. I know they were created to vote for who they believed the best candidate would be, and not necessarily listen to the will of the people, but if the will is strong and the underdog is handing the one running like an incumbent loss after loss there must be something to him. Obama '08!
- HypocriteDigg, on 02/14/2008, -1/+8Our voting system is ***** UP! It seems like everyone else decides election besides US!!!
- Spoomeister, on 02/15/2008, -0/+7The only reason I don't stand up and cheer about this, is that it's just as easy for a superdelegate to change their mind again later. Until they actually vote, it doesn't count except to give the campaigns something to crow about and pundits something to theorize about. Christ, we could even have a Facebook app for every delegate that tracks who they support today, similar to the little things that tell you someone's mood or what they're doing.
They could literally switch their vote every minute of every day, right up to the convention.
That's kind of the point, and kind of the problem. - inactive, on 02/15/2008, -1/+7I don't like the blind devotion white women have to Hillary. It seems they can't chose the best candidate, they just want a woman to be in power. I'm not against a woman being president but it should be because she is the most qualified and unifying not just because she is a woman.
- offspring06, on 02/14/2008, -2/+8There is something about Hillary that I just can't stand. Every time I see her on CNN I have to change the channel. I like Bill Clinton though.
- scottfarner, on 02/14/2008, -4/+10I am an Obama supporter, and I am glad to see additional support for him from the superdelegates. However, the quote, "I now support Barack Obama because he has brought about a new wave of hope and energy to this country, especially among our young people, who represent our future," is disturbing to me. Why not stick to your guns if you thought Clinton was/is a better choice? At least say you will support the candidate who obtains the majority of the popular vote because it is "the will of the people." To vote for someone who is the "It" canditate solely for the fact that they are the "It" candidate shows disrespect to the process of electing the leader of our country. To often the problem with our elected leaders is that they are elected not on qualifications, but on popularity.
- bongowaxx, on 02/15/2008, -0/+6No... if for every one person who diggs a story about Barack, there were another who would bury because they thought it didn't match up to the "spirit of Digg", then these stories would never make it to the front page. However, the ratio of people who favor stories about Barack Obama vs. people who oppose stories about Barack seems to be in favor of people who do. Thus, stories about Barack Obama make it to the front page because it is the will of the users of Digg.
There are options to remove 2008 election stories in your preferences, or you can bury Obama articles. Both options seem to align themselves with diggspirit. - mrASSMAN, on 02/14/2008, -1/+7Title should become plural soon..
- bitspace, on 02/14/2008, -1/+7It seems reasonable that they would go in the direction their own constituents went. That won't happen across the board, though: Kerry and Kennedy will never switch to Clinton, despite the fact that she won their state.
- crazywarthog, on 02/15/2008, -0/+6 How ironic. For over seven years the Democratic Party has fulminated against the Electoral College system that gave George W. Bush the presidency over popular-vote winner Al Gore in 2000. But they have designed a Rube Goldberg nominating process that could easily produce a result much like the Electoral College result in 2000: a winner of the delegate count, and thus the nominee, over the candidate favored by a majority of the party's primary voters.
- rarson, on 02/14/2008, -1/+6So? Why do you have to spam about it in unrelated stories?
- gwhardyiv, on 02/15/2008, -1/+6I'm beginning to think that all of the anti-Obama comments like your own are part of a new concerted effort by Hillary to flood all social media and news media comment pages with a bunch of whiny, accusatory crap. It's happened just in the past couple of days that every freaking comment page I look at is full of the same droning, snarky, negative responses that have come to characterize the Clinton campaign.
Obama inspires. Deal with it. - ax8284, on 02/15/2008, -1/+6Hillary Clinton has been an outstanding force in American politics. but she wouldn't be there without Bill Clinton. Barack Obama has made it on his own steam. He has overcome the odds, he has worked hard and done much to prove himself in this campaign as clear representative of the voice the average American. All ***** aside he is the most likely candidate to win this election, and he is the most wholesome candidate for presidency the democratic party has seen in a long time.
- Andysan, on 02/15/2008, -0/+5You can reason all you want -- Americans just want a good bumper sticker. "Hope and Change" Now that's not too complicated for the average voter. It doesn't mean squat but who cares.
- NoCalSF, on 02/14/2008, -0/+5..just linking to articles here Zach. Let us know when there is a really positive one for Hillary.
- offspring06, on 02/14/2008, -1/+6Who could argue against free candy?
- innocentsinner, on 02/14/2008, -1/+5Barack has more experience in office than Hillary.
- gypsi, on 02/15/2008, -0/+4hey, he fixed himself immunity for geneva war crimes - why not go for a third term?
- venom8599, on 02/15/2008, -0/+4Actually, he's quite the uniter in Washington too--uniting Republicans and Democrats alike to continue screwing us over with ***** like telecom immunity.
- Chirp08, on 02/15/2008, -0/+4buried for being a dick
- Jadhar, on 02/15/2008, -0/+4later.
- venom8599, on 02/15/2008, -0/+4oops, wrong spot. bury please
- cranium, on 02/14/2008, -3/+7The country is united on two things: we need to get the hell out of Iraq and Hillary is an undeserving lying untrustworthy backstabbing manipulative bitch.
- Jordan117, on 02/15/2008, -0/+4Exactly. Spamming the superdelegates with emails and phone calls will not help to persuade them. Let the Obama campaign work their magic...
- JavanSClark, on 02/15/2008, -0/+4To make matters worse, we're woman haters if we don't agree.
- BobbyMC, on 07/21/2008, -2/+6SHUT THE ***** UP drama fag.
If we want to read about meatbags killing meatbags we will go to that article ourselves. -
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