[Iowa-dx] Countering Anti-Green Propaganda In P-C
Kelley Putman
kputman@mchsi.com
Fri, 4 Jan 2008 22:30:50 -0600
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Noting Ron's statement below, New Hampshire started the state primary in =
1903 to put the voter in control of picking the candidates, but also =
note that the Democratic Party started a system of superdelegates in the =
1970's to take that power away (see excerpt from Wikipedia). =20
Roughly 20% of the delegates to the Democratic national convention are =
controlled by the party and from what I've read Bill Clinton is working =
hard behind the scenes to garner those for his wife to reduce her need =
to win as many state primaries as the other candidates in order to get =
the nomination. =20
Kelley
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>From Wikipedia concerning superdelegates:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superdelegate
Superdelegates were first appointed in the 1970s, after control of the =
nomination process in the Democratic Party effectively moved out of the =
hands of party officials into the primary and caucus process. The aim =
was to accord some say in the process to people who had been playing =
roles in the party before the election year.
The Democratic National Convention, where the Democratic presidential =
ticket is formally agreed upon, has 796 superdelegates. Superdelegates =
to the Democratic Convention include all Democratic members of the =
United States Congress, various additional elected officials, as well as =
members of the Democratic National Committee.
A candidate needs a simple majority of the combined delegate and =
superdelegate votes to secure the nomination. Democratic delegates from =
state caucuses and primaries number 3,253. This means that the total =
number of votes is 4,049. The total number of delegate votes needed to =
win the nomination is 2,025. Superdelegates account for approximately =
one fifth (19.7%) of all votes at the convention. Delegates chosen in =
the Democratic caucuses and primaries account for about four fifths =
(80.3%) of the Democratic convention delegates.
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From: GreenParty Ron=20
To: iowa-dx@gp-us.org=20
Sent: Friday, January 04, 2008 9:52 PM
Subject: Re: [Iowa-dx] Countering Anti-Green Propaganda In P-C
LibrisFidelis wrote:=20
....New Hampshire invented the state primary in 1903 to =
put an end to party machine politics and to put the voter into control =
of selecting the candidates....=20
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Noting Ron's statement below, New =
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but also note that the Democratic Party started a system of =
superdelegates in=20
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Roughly 20% of the delegates to the =
Democratic=20
national convention are controlled by the party and from what I've read =
Bill=20
Clinton is working hard behind the scenes to garner those for his wife =
to reduce=20
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to get=20
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Kelley</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>From Wikipedia concerning=20
superdelegates:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial><FONT size=3D2>Superdelegates were first =
appointed in the=20
1970s, after control of the nomination process in the Democratic Party=20
effectively moved out of the hands of party officials into the primary =
and=20
caucus process. <U>The aim was to accord some say in the process to =
people who=20
had been playing roles in the party before the election=20
year.</U></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The Democratic National Convention, =
where the=20
Democratic presidential ticket is formally agreed upon, has 796 =
superdelegates.=20
<U>Superdelegates to the Democratic Convention include all Democratic =
members of=20
the United States Congress, various additional elected officials, as =
well as=20
members of the Democratic National Committee.</U></DIV>
<DIV>
<P>A candidate needs a simple majority of the combined delegate and=20
superdelegate votes to secure the nomination. Democratic delegates from =
state=20
caucuses and primaries number 3,253. This means that the total number of =
votes=20
is 4,049. The total number of delegate votes needed to win the =
nomination is=20
2,025. Superdelegates account for approximately one fifth (19.7%) of all =
votes=20
at the convention. Delegates chosen in the Democratic caucuses and =
primaries=20
account for about four fifths (80.3%) of the Democratic convention=20
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>=20
<A title=3Dgreenpartyron@activist.com=20
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=3Diowa-dx@gp-us.org=20
href=3D"mailto:iowa-dx@gp-us.org">iowa-dx@gp-us.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, January 04, 2008 =
9:52=20
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