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Letter from a superdelegate's brother

by: Jay Stevens

Mon Feb 11, 2008 at 10:54:11 AM MST


Brother of Rahm Emmanuel, Ari:

My brother Rahm Emanuel is a superdelegate. I love my brother, and I trust my brother. But I gave up letting my brother dictate my life since he determined whether he got the top or bottom bunk in our bedroom back in Chicago.

So, as much as I love and respect him, I don't trust him and his fellow superdelegates to decide for me and the American people who should be the Democratic nominee -- and, therefore, most likely the next president of the United States....

The right thing for my brother, and all the other superdelegates to do, is to support the decision of the voters. Whichever candidate has won the most delegates going into the national convention should be granted the endorsement of the superdelegates. Period. And we should put pressure on them to agree to do so now -- before the jockeying, lobbying, and infighting get really ugly, as they inevitably will.

Excellent advice.

You may recall the list of Montana's superdelegates:

Jon Tester
Max Baucus
Brian Schweitzer
Dennis McDonald
Margarett Campbell
Jean Lemire Dahlman
Ed Tinsley

Still no response from any on whether they'll agree to vote for the candidate Montana's voters choose in the June primary. Give 'em a call, and ask if they'll pledge their votes to our choice!

The good Jackie Corr noted that Sen. John Melcher is a superdelegate (Wikipedia lists him), but I've read that he's no longer one. Anyone has more info on that?

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I guess that we risk the very real possibility of not getting just screwed, but SUPER screwed!  Again, if they do NOT respect the wishes of the electorate, there should be hell to pay!  I can't even imagine puttin' Billary in there if O'Bama takes the popular vote.  If they  do that, I will never vote for a Dem again!  I will go all third party!

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Senator Melcher is not a super-delegate unless they changed something from the previous two conventions.  Senator Mansfield was because he was a former majority leader.

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Apparently Melcher had his superdelegate vote from the Nat'l Dem. Seniors Coord. Comm. And I think he did cast his vote in previous elections. But then...who the h*ll knows? This information isn't readily available. Go figure.

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