Super Delegates 911 Alert: This Is An Emergency

I was wondering what new information the uncommitted super delegates need to make their decision now and stop the bleeding. These uncommitted delegates need to show more logic and political courage. Hillary cannot win the pledged delegate vote. It is also unlikely that she will win the cumulative popular vote. At the end of the primary elections it is likely that Obama will have about 1900 delegates and Clinton will have 1800 which includes the committed super delegates. Approximately 350 super delegates are still uncommitted. If each get 1/2 or 175 of the remaining uncommitted delegates, Obama would get the nomination. For Hillary to win, she would need the support of almost 2/3 of the remaining uncommitted super delegates.

My suggestion for these 350 uncommitted delegates is to show some courage and logic. They need to understand that the 5+ month cumulative popular vote is meaningless and they should understand that a protracted primary period is a divisive . And if this lasts until June, it will damage the unity of the Democrats. The super delegates must know that overturning the elected delegate result would seriously reduce the chances of victory in November. But, those are the rules and I will accept their choice.

The role of the super delegates is to be like the elder statesman of the party. They are supposed to be the "grownups" that protect the party cause. They cannot treat this like a vote in the House and Senate. A decision needs to be made now to save resources and prevent the divisiveness that will continue if this goes on until June. The SDs have the power and responsibility to make their choice now.

Comments

[BitJam]

Clinton has done her best when she has been able to play upon the sympathy of voters, either by crying or by claiming someone is being unfair to her. If a large group of superdelegates endorse Obama now, Clinton will say she is being picked on because she is a woman and the endorsement might help her, especially among her key demographic, in the few remaining states.

I suspect that the superdelegates are waiting until after all the states vote. Then if Obama is up by a hundred or more pledged delegates, a block of superdelegates will endorse him to put him over the top and that will be the end of it. We will still have a month or two before the convention to try to repair some of the damage that Clinton has caused to the Democratic party.

[tanyainsacramento]

AMEN!! Yes I keep hearing all this talk about "how bad of shape" the democratic party is in, when all of this could be stopped by super delegates stepping up. Wow never thought of it like that. I was hoping Hill would just step down but didnt see that happening any time soon. Good point!

[Orikinla]

in Colorado, there have already been reports of some delegates already having shifted their allegiances from Obama to Clinton.
~ http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1722341,00.html

[hopeless277]

What? And give up show business? Nevah!