Let party nomination run its full course
The media seem to believe that the Democratic Party's presidential nominee needs to be chosen soon or the contest for November will be compromised by disunity. Just like the close race in Florida in 2000 when the Supreme Court felt it had to jump in, people want a quick solution.
Why is it necessary to conclude the race before the convention? For many decades, before there were primaries, the purpose of the conventions was to determine the party's nominee for president and select a running mate. Often many votes were taken.
Why cannot these events be combined? If the primaries fail to deliver a candidate, it falls to the convention to make the decision. Democrats have often fought, then, like family, made up. This is still a tight race. Sen. Clinton trails by a little, but in sports terms, Sen. Obama has failed to put her away. No one knows whether the contest could tighten, or even reverse itself, with Pennsylvania, Montana, North Carolina and other states to come.
I am content to wait and let these final states speak and then consider the result. The superdelegates' votes could be called in at the time, all before the convention opens.
James D. Deere
Greensboro
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I agree.
People have forgotten what the convention is for.
Posted on April 22, 2008 4:06 AM
I agree too, it's great entertainment now that college basketball season is over. I hope it goes down to the wire. Please win Penna big today Mrs. Clinton.
Posted on April 22, 2008 4:56 AM
"People have forgotten what the convention is for".
They are to encourage folks to watch re-runs of American Idol .. right?
Posted on April 22, 2008 6:14 AM
All these calls for Hillary to bail out are out of cowardice. Obama and his supporters are scared that she's going to show him up in some of these states. What happened to the mantra about counting ALL the votes back in 2000?
Let all the primaries go on and let all the votes be counted. Then figure things out at the convention.
I think it might be good to have a little bloodletting.
Posted on April 22, 2008 9:44 AM
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I agree. Let the nomination process run its full course ... all the way to the convention. I can see no other way for Al Gore to become the Democratic Presidential candidate once again.
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Posted on April 22, 2008 3:11 PM
GOOOOOOOOO Hillary!!!!!
At this point a 10 point lead in Penna!!! I'm watching her dance onto the stage.
Posted on April 22, 2008 10:15 PM
Better put a disclaimer on posts like that Dan.
Less frequent readers are going to take you for a liberal.
Posted on April 22, 2008 11:27 PM