Democratic numbers game and voter rhetoric
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Joe Angsten
Published: May 6, 2008
Supposedly, Pennsylvania had approximately 4 million Democrat eligible voters, yet approximately 2,301,000, or about 58 percent voted.
Is this a super turnout as expected by the Democratic Party? It appears about every other Democratic voter stayed home. With many registered Democratic voters not voting, one has to wonder why they did not care to vote in this race. With all the pre-hype, expectations, and media expenses, it does not appear that Clinton should have considered the state locked up with only approximately 220,000
more popular votes and a gain of about 10 delegates to Obama, 66 to 57.
The Democratic Party has been the leader in the issue of disenfranchisement, yet based on what happened to the Democratic voters in Florida and Michigan, and having a group of superdelegates who can vote any way they desire, its disenfranchised voter rhetoric is very hypocritical and offers a real glimpse inside party operations.
If the term “elitist” can be applied to anything, it might very well fit to the superdelegate arrangement and process.
JOE ANGSTEN
Manassas
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Posted by ( jVA ) on May 06, 2008 at 2:48 pm
Not really sure what the point of this guy’s letter is. He starts off complaining that “only” 60% percent of eligible democrats voted in a primary, then suddenly ends complaining about superdelegates.
What axe are you trying to grind exactly??
Posted by ( willow703 ) on May 06, 2008 at 8:45 am
The number of voters who vote in a primary in any state is typically less than 50 percent & in a general election, less than 60 percent. if anyone is disenfranchising the voter it is the voter.