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ozone_man Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-07-08 10:49 PM
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19. Barbara Boxer's reasoning is all or nothing
like the Republican primary process. If all of the other super delegates followed the same reasoning, I think that might be OK. It would balance out across all of the states.

But if she is going to follow the California voter's decision, why are super delegates required at all? Perhaps make it a hybrid system, where 80% are proportionally selected delegates (as they are now) and 20% awarded to who won that particular state. The Republicans award 100% to the state winner.

But the way it is now seems to be a recipe for disaster at the convention. A disaster which can be avoided by making a simple agreement to nominate whoever has the most pledged delegates.
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