[Marxism] pledged/super delegates

[abu hartal <abuhartal@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

If the superdelegates are sure to follow the pledged ones, then why are the 
former 241-184 for Clinton while the pledged ones are 1193-1038 for Obama? How 
did we get to this disproportion? I have also heard bandied about that Clinton 
would have to get 65% of the new pledged candidates to overtake Obama's 
numerical lead in pledged delegates. Since no one thinks this is going to 
happen, Clinton must be staying in the race, spending her $35 million raised in 
February and making Obama spend his funds, because she is counting on the super 
delegates to give her the nomination (or as Joaquin added the delegates from 
the pseudo primaries in Florida and Michigan). There is the possibility here 
for a grave crisis of our democratic system on the lines of what happened in 
Florida eight years ago.  Can't imagine Marx the journalist would have ignored 
this. 

_________________________________________________________________
Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today it's FREE!
http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/
________________________________________________
YOU MUST clip all extraneous text before replying to a message.
Send list submissions to: Marxism@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Set your options at: http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/listinfo/marxism