Analysis
The idea that the Democratic Party have rules that intentionally undermine the voters is baffling on its face. Consider this: the Republican Party, which is in general more autocratic and organized than the Democrats, elect their leaders more democratically. They don’t have ugly squabbles over arcane, ill-advised and above all elitist rules. They have votes, and from those votes, they have winners. Simple.
Geraldine Ferrarro, the 72-year old Clinton supporter and former vice-presidential candidate, argues in the New York Times that “the superdelegates were created to lead, not to follow. They were, and are, expected to determine what is best for our party and best for the country.” But we did not elect these people to vote themselves into new and improved positions of power. We elected them to determine and enact public policies that are in line with the best interests of our party and country, and stand a good chance of gaining the support of the voting public – which includes Republicans and independents.
Sure, we elected them to lead, but if we take Ferraro’s advice, they will lead us into total chaos at the convention in Denver. If they do that – if they overrule the will of Democratic voters – John McCain might as well throw an early victory party and start drafting his inauguration speech.
I refuse to vote in the general election for any politician that has disenfranchised me in the primaries. Some things are absolutely unacceptable and completely unforgivable.