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starkyld

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Feb 06, 2008 10:26

I don't know what to think about yesterday's primary results. I'm not particularly surprised by any of it, but I am well-pleased that the Republican nomination is still a 3-way race (with Ron Paul shouting in the underbrush and being totally ignored). C'mon, conservative in-fighting ( Read more... )

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rosemarymint February 6 2008, 16:16:39 UTC

I gotta say, it's kind of nice to have everything so up in the air so 'late' in the primary cycle.

starkyld February 7 2008, 12:28:34 UTC

it does make the primary season interesting, at least. and it does mean that my vote actually gets to count for a change (even though i live in a post-supertuesday state).

rosemarymint February 7 2008, 13:05:30 UTC

We get to vote the same day :-)

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starkyld February 7 2008, 12:30:02 UTC

my family and i don't discuss candidate preferences at this stage, but i have my guesses as to who my parents voted for (and they actually both voted in the primary this year).

You would know... njdinergirl February 7 2008, 23:46:20 UTC

What's the difference between a delegate and a superdelegate?

Re: You would know... starkyld February 8 2008, 00:39:21 UTC

delegates are pledged. their votes are ethically (if not legally) tied to the primary or caucus votes placed in their state. superdelegates aren't bound to the popular or proportional votes in their state. they're party leaders and include state party chairs, members of congress, former presidents, and so forth. the way that delegates are chosen varies from state to state (i vote for mine), but if it weren't for the practice of having superdelegates, many party bigwigs might not be able to go to the conventions.

in elections with close races (this year might well be an example for the democratic party), the actual nominee could be chosen by the superdelegates at the convention, because their votes aren't pledged. it could be the sort of thing where, for example, obama would be winning heading into the convention but hillary could get the nomination* because the votes of superdelegates put her over the top, even if that isn't a reflection of how the people actually voted. if that happens, all hell breaks lose.

*: this scenario ( ... )

Re: You would know... njdinergirl February 9 2008, 04:13:29 UTC

Interesting. I never really paid attention to the primaries before. I think NJ used to vote really late in the process, and I was never heavily invested in voting along party lines.