DISQUS

I am in fundamental disagreement with the concept of superdelegates in the first place, so all of this is fruit from a poisonous tree in my mind.


However, the point of the superdelegate system was supposed to be a 'failsafe'; a separate, ancillary voting process in case the electorate 'got it really wrong'. Therefore, by definition the CBC is supposed to use their own judgment. For that reason, I do not fault them for voting their own views. It was not treachery, it was politics.



HOWEVER... now that they HAVE exercised 'their own judgment', they need to stand up and take the consequences of their decisions -- and stop whining about the anger of their constituents. They knew the deal when they deliberated over their votes.



They made their beds and should now lie in it.



Barack, in my estimation, was the better candidate, period. It had nothing to do with race for me.



It is not right or fair to expect people to vote purely or even mostly in racial solidarity - that is how we got so many crappy black mayors.



They need to stop begging Barack for a handout, and start putting something on the table for their constituents -- the CBC must give the people a REASON to let them keep their literal and metaphorical seats.