| The_vagabond7 said: I don't understand why the democrats go through all the hoops with superdelegates, splitting delegates, ect ect. Why is that advantageous? The republican candidate is pretty much a lock at this point with McCain, which seems alot more advantageous. He's less likely to get pulled through the mud by the other nominees trying to get ahead, and it gives more time to try to get as many republicans behind him as possible. Where as Obama and Clinton will probably tear into each other now, drag each other's names through the mud, try as hard as possible to make the eventual winner look as incompetent and evil as possible, and end at the finish line by a nose with a very bitterly divided democratic base. I want a democrat to win (though McCain's not looking too shabby), but it seems like the democrats are pretty self defeating. Is there some brilliant hidden advantage to their process that I am unaware of? I'd like to know if there is. |
Super Delegates are a way to keep guys like Obama out. Well Obama may be the exception. But Super Delegates are basically each party a way of making sure an mainstream candidate gets in by giving the party bosses some extra votes not counted by the people to stack in whatever favor they want.
Super Delegates are basically a joke as it grants 1 person as much power as hundreds of votes. The Republicans have them too... they just have less. Partially because they just have less delegates, and partially cause it was the democrats scam in the first place.
It's really a disgraceful practice. I think something like 20% of the delegates this year will be Super Delegates. Which is just stupid, that these people would have that much say vs the common man. Seems anti-democratic party to me.
Both Republicans and Democrats have states that split delegates. The fact that some states do and some don't is also a farce if you ask me.
