Comments on: Reaping What They Sow http://ingodwetrustblog.com/presidential-election-2008/reaping-what-they-sow/ Unifying America for Freedom's Cause Thu, 29 Mar 2012 04:20:15 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Cameron http://ingodwetrustblog.com/presidential-election-2008/reaping-what-they-sow/comment-page-1/#comment-1364 Cameron Fri, 15 Feb 2008 04:48:09 +0000 http://ingodwetrustblog.com/2008/02/14/reaping-what-they-sow/#comment-1364 Many of the superdelegates who could well decide the Democratic presidential nominee have already been plied with campaign contributions by Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, a new study shows. "While it would be unseemly for the candidates to hand out thousands of dollars to primary voters, or to the delegates pledged to represent the will of those voters, elected officials serving as superdelegates have received about $890,000 from Obama and Clinton in the form of campaign contributions over the last three years," the nonpartisan Center for Responsive Politics reported today. About half the 800 superdelegates -- elected officials, party leaders, and others -- have committed to either Clinton or Obama, though they can change their minds until the convention. Obama's political action committee has doled out more than $694,000 to superdelegates since 2005, the study found, and of the 81 who had announced their support for Obama, 34 had received donations totaling $228,000. Clinton's political action committee has distributed about $195,000 to superdelegates, and only 13 of the 109 who had announced for her have received money, totaling about $95,000. http://www.boston.com/news/politics/politicalintelligence/2008/02/superdelegates.html Many of the superdelegates who could well decide the Democratic presidential nominee have already been plied with campaign contributions by Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, a new study shows.

“While it would be unseemly for the candidates to hand out thousands of dollars to primary voters, or to the delegates pledged to represent the will of those voters, elected officials serving as superdelegates have received about $890,000 from Obama and Clinton in the form of campaign contributions over the last three years,” the nonpartisan Center for Responsive Politics reported today.

About half the 800 superdelegates — elected officials, party leaders, and others — have committed to either Clinton or Obama, though they can change their minds until the convention.

Obama’s political action committee has doled out more than $694,000 to superdelegates since 2005, the study found, and of the 81 who had announced their support for Obama, 34 had received donations totaling $228,000.

Clinton’s political action committee has distributed about $195,000 to superdelegates, and only 13 of the 109 who had announced for her have received money, totaling about $95,000.

http://www.boston.com/news/politics/politicalintelligence/2008/02/superdelegates.html

]]> By: Joy Bischoff http://ingodwetrustblog.com/presidential-election-2008/reaping-what-they-sow/comment-page-1/#comment-1316 Joy Bischoff Thu, 14 Feb 2008 21:09:04 +0000 http://ingodwetrustblog.com/2008/02/14/reaping-what-they-sow/#comment-1316 That is the best way to put it CTH. The delegates should represent the will of the people. That is the best way to put it CTH. The delegates should represent the will of the people.

]]> By: Joy Bischoff http://ingodwetrustblog.com/presidential-election-2008/reaping-what-they-sow/comment-page-1/#comment-1315 Joy Bischoff Thu, 14 Feb 2008 21:07:17 +0000 http://ingodwetrustblog.com/2008/02/14/reaping-what-they-sow/#comment-1315 I should have been more clear in my blog. Super delegates are not actually unconstitutional because it is something the party does and they can legally make their own rules. I just feel that it is an end run around what was implied in the Constitution. It is a dirty trick to get around the rules. I should have been more clear in my blog. Super delegates are not actually unconstitutional because it is something the party does and they can legally make their own rules. I just feel that it is an end run around what was implied in the Constitution. It is a dirty trick to get around the rules.

]]> By: Cavetrollhead http://ingodwetrustblog.com/presidential-election-2008/reaping-what-they-sow/comment-page-1/#comment-1314 Cavetrollhead Thu, 14 Feb 2008 21:07:08 +0000 http://ingodwetrustblog.com/2008/02/14/reaping-what-they-sow/#comment-1314 "This is the weirdest campaign in history." I think so too. T.Fan This kind of goes along with the Idea that a candidate can instruct his delegates to go for another candidate. (McCain in WV) It is just wrong. And now that Romney is pushing his delegates to McCain, I have a bone to pick with him too. The delegates should represent the will of the people. Candidates are usurping the power of the people. Normally courts don't get involved in primaries because they are dictated by party rules, but I agree with joy that Super delegate is an unconstitutional idea- as well as what I just mentioned. “This is the weirdest campaign in history.” I think so too. T.Fan
This kind of goes along with the Idea that a candidate can instruct his delegates to go for another candidate. (McCain in WV) It is just wrong. And now that Romney is pushing his delegates to McCain, I have a bone to pick with him too. The delegates should represent the will of the people. Candidates are usurping the power of the people. Normally courts don’t get involved in primaries because they are dictated by party rules, but I agree with joy that Super delegate is an unconstitutional idea- as well as what I just mentioned.

]]> By: Pickles http://ingodwetrustblog.com/presidential-election-2008/reaping-what-they-sow/comment-page-1/#comment-1311 Pickles Thu, 14 Feb 2008 20:55:30 +0000 http://ingodwetrustblog.com/2008/02/14/reaping-what-they-sow/#comment-1311 How can they get away with something like this? How can they get away with something like this?

]]> By: T. Fan http://ingodwetrustblog.com/presidential-election-2008/reaping-what-they-sow/comment-page-1/#comment-1309 T. Fan Thu, 14 Feb 2008 20:51:05 +0000 http://ingodwetrustblog.com/2008/02/14/reaping-what-they-sow/#comment-1309 This is the weirdest campaign in history. There has never been anything like it because we have never been so close to liberalism before. I have to admit I didn't know about the super delegates until this year. I haven't paid enough attention before. It sure is not representative so it seems unconstitutional to me. This is the weirdest campaign in history. There has never been anything like it because we have never been so close to liberalism before. I have to admit I didn’t know about the super delegates until this year. I haven’t paid enough attention before. It sure is not representative so it seems unconstitutional to me.

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