By Kimberly
By far, the biggest side show of them all has been all the hullabaloo about the superdelegates: Who they are, where they live and who they’ll vote for. This is the sideshow that spawned the pimping out of Chelsea Clinton and the idea that again the decision of president would be taken out of the “peoples’ ” hands and decided by a select elite (?) few. Enter the embarrassing Facebook picture below of 21-year-old superdelegate Jason Rae who was wined and dined by the Clintons, makes one mean chocolate chip cookie (literally!), and who accidentally outed himself during an interview with The Advocate. Aren’t you comforted by those whose hands hold the fate of the free world?
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But let’s not forget the shear hilarity of the attention given to most places we didn’t even realize were U.S. territories, such as Guam. I rolled my eyes when I heard Wolf Blizter talking about Clinton’s defeat in Guam by seven votes and how the country has five super delegates up for grab.
At least now with the last round of primaries it looks like we can put this superdelegate dash to bed, and the Clintons can save a bundle on the free wii’s they planned to unleash to the other nerdy superdelegates in late July …
Comments (3)
While you happen to have privileged information as to how this superdelegate was "wined and dined" by the Clintons, since he is a superdelegate (I was under the impression that superdelegates were elected officials and party elders, but okay), have you any coverage of what treatment these superdelegates receive from the Obama camp, or are we left to assume that only the Clintons are aggressively seeking their votes?
Yay, a comment! No, superdelegates do not only have to be elected officials. They can simply be members of the DNC.
http://superdelegates.org/Main_Page provides a nice summary of who they are and how they get their status.
And when I say "wined and dined," I more meant went to a diner for breakfast with Chelsea:
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/Vote2008/Story?id=4273078&page=1
But Obama hasn't let him go without a fight, but he has delegated this telethon-like madness to his big supporters like John Kerry to call these unpledged SD's on his behalf:
http://www.smh.com.au/news/us-election/clinton-and-obama-fight-for-the-supers/2008/05/02/1209235156044.html
Sorry for all these nasty looking links, but I can't link in the comments section!
Don't be fooled about how important these nose picking 20 somethings are to the candidates! A lot of the time there is a tacit subtext to all Hillary's and Obama's speeches that is speaking straight to them and not the regular people voting in the primaries!
Actually, he's pledged for Obama. Judas!