After laughing about the comments made by Bill Clinton about Gov Richardson being a Judas for endorsing Barack Obama, I started thinking about far more Judas-like behavior among the Clinton camp. We won’t mention their repetitive veiled endorsements of the republican candidate over their democratic rival.
While the role of the superdelegate still puzzles me, I guess we are stuck with it for now. What totally baffles me is how is it that superdelegates who are elected officials make decisions that are totally not reflective or representative of their constituents? They are entitled to vote for who they want within the voting booth, just as I am. I’m even comfortable with them campaigning for their personal choice of candidates.
My problem begins with my congresswoman from Ohio’s 11th Congressional District. She is a staunch Clinton supporter – no problems there. I am a staunch Obama supporter and believe everyone is entitled to their opinion. However, she plans to cast her superdelegate vote for Clinton and refuses to be swayed. She has even been quoted as saying “I’m sticking with my girl”. The problem with that is her congressional district overwhelmingly voted for Obama (109460 Obama, 47167 Clinton).
From my standpoint she has made a conscious decision to represent her own interests over those of her constituents. And even goes so far as to flaunt it in our faces basically saying there’s nothing we can do about it. However, she is wrong about that, very wrong. Perhaps there’s nothing we can do to change her mind in this election cycle but she should be very aware that she counts on us for re-election. This reminds me of taxation without representation.
She is a member of the Congressional Black Caucus, most of whom have also turned their backs on their fellow CBC member now running for president. The majority of their districts are not being represented by their superdelegate or delegate votes either. So remember my fellow “regular” voters, if these superdelegate and delegate voters don’t reflect or represent their constituents by the time the Democratic National Convention convenes, make your voice heard in the voting booth when their turns come up for re-election.
