Quote of the Day
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on August 3rd, 2010 4:42 am by HL
Quote of the Day
“They have not come up with a single, solitary new idea to address the challenges of the American people. They don’t have a single idea that’s different from George Bush’s ideas, not one. Instead, they’re betting on amnesia.”
–President Obama, quoted by ABC News at a DNC fundraiser, arguing that the choice in November’s election is between moving forward or going backward.
Democrats Will Keep Superdelegates
The DNC rules committee has “quietly nixed” a proposed change in the voting powers of superdelegates that would have required them to vote the same way as their states at the Democratic nominating convention, Newsweek reports.
However, the committee has kept recommendations to dilute the inlfuence of superdelegates, mostly by increasing the number of ordinary delegates.
“As a practical matter, the changes are unlikely to mean much, at least for 2012, when President Obama will presumably not face a serious nomination challenge. Extremely close, protracted primary contests like the one in 2008 are rare events, and even in that race the superdelegates didn’t change the outcome.”