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1. DanniGyrl Says:
   February 10th, 2008 at 1:16 am

   This moment is making me so proud! People were counting out Obama this time last year and look at him now! He is giving Hillary a run for her money (literally and figuratively speaking) and he just may go all the way! I would so love to see a Obama/Clinton ticket and I am wondering if Dean is behind the scenes trying to pull this altogether because May is a long way away. Or will Hillary have to just run out of money first?

2. kjoe Says:
   February 10th, 2008 at 1:41 am

   Hillary’s campaign is claiming their 500,000 vote lead in the popular vote entitles them to a lion’s share of the super delegates. They get this by counting caucus voters as equal to states like Missouri and New York where it was regular voters—-essentially saying the caucus states count only 1 tenth what non caucus states count. Throw in her “victories” in Michigan and Florida, and Voila—her big “lead”.

   A person would guess even this convoluted logic would be too ridiculous for them to assert—guess again.

3. kjoe Says:
   February 10th, 2008 at 1:44 am

   could we please have the names of the 16 superdelegates from Missouri?

4. Anonymous Says:
   February 10th, 2008 at 8:13 am

   Kjoe: Contact the Missouri Democratic Party and do your own research instead of demanding that PubDef do it for you.

5. Young Dem Says:
   February 10th, 2008 at 4:31 pm

   While the state’s primary delegates may be evenly split, there is still a fight over Missouri’s 16 superdelegates - those elected officials and other prominent Democratic party members who are free to back whomever they want.

   So far, four superdelegates have pledged support for Obama and another four are backing Clinton.

   Obama’s supporters include Sen. Claire McCaskill, Rep. William Lacy Clay, Rep. Russ Carnahan and Kansas City attorney Mark Bryant.

   Those endorsing Clinton include Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, former Rep. Dick Gephardt and longtime party members Sandra Querry, of Independence, and Doug Brooks, of Joplin.

   Uncommitted superdelegates include Rep. Ike Skelton, Secretary of State Robin Carnahan, state Democratic Party chairman John Temporiti, party vice chairwoman Yolanda Wheat, state Rep. Maria Chappelle-Nadal and party member Leila Medley.

   Two additional superdelegates will be chosen at the party’s April 5 quarterly meeting.

   http://www.kmbc.com/news/15237722/detail.html

6. kjoe Says:
   February 10th, 2008 at 9:08 pm

   Anonymous said…
   Kjoe: Contact the Missouri Democratic Party and do your own research instead of demanding that PubDef do it for you.

   sorry.

   Young Dem said…

   thanks…..so Two additional superdelegates will be chosen at the party’s April 5 quarterly meeting.

   Who will be the privileged few who do this?

7. Anonymous Says:
   February 10th, 2008 at 9:18 pm

   Dannigyrl,

   I would have loved an Obama/Clinton ticket too, but I would have preferred 8 years of Clinton P and Obama VP then 8 years of Obama as pres. We would have gotten a lot more mileage out of his attributes if he had done that–16 years instead of 8. Because there is no way, after this primary season, these two would ever share a ticket. This really needs to be overhauled and done much more quickly so this doesn’t get so drawn out and ugly.

8. Anonymous Says:
   February 11th, 2008 at 7:01 am

   It’s starting to look like I’ll be able to vote for someone I really want to in the primary election instead of choosing between the lesser of two evils.

9. Anonymous Says:
   February 11th, 2008 at 1:40 pm

   In the latest overall totals in The Associated Press count, Clinton had 1,136 delegates to 1,108 for Obama.

   A total of 2,025 delegates is required to win the nomination.

10. kjoe Says:
    February 12th, 2008 at 11:36 am

    I contacted my congressman carnahan (because I am not allowed to contact Ike Skelton) and told him that my brother, who lives in North Carolina, and started out as a Hillary supporter, now lists ten reasons why he supports Obama. My brother was Ike Skelton’s minister in the Christian church in Lexington during the Vietnam war era.

    Ike is a superdelegate and I do not know which way he will vote. For what it is worth, here are my brother’s ten reasons.

    Ten Reasons Why I Am Supporting Barack Obama

    1. Participation: he is getting people involved in the political process, many participating in primaries/caucuses who have never voted before.

    2. Principles: he understands how to state a principle, then apply it to various situations.

    3. Indignation and Alienation: this is a man who has spent real time working with and on behalf of those at the bottom of our society. He understands the the pain of poverty.

    4. Terrorism: he recognizes that our current attitudes/policies are fanning the flames of terrorism. He understands that to get along with others you have to be willing to talk with them.

    5. Listening: he has wise people around him, advising him and he is willing to listen and learn.

    6. War: he was opposed to the invasion of Iraq from the start. He did not buy into the military industrial complex that Ike warned us about.

    7. Race Relations: he represents hope for our nation and hope for the world that we can finally move beyond judging a person by the color of his skin.

    8. Campaigning: he is trying to demonstrate that a “decent” campaign can win, and that it is more important to talk about his vision than to try to put down his opponent.

    9. Leadership: he inspires, educates, explains and recognizes that we all have to participate in positive change. He will be a leader that other nations will respect.

    10. Positive Vision: he is addressing our hopes and dreams, rather than encouraging our fears.

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