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Take the Super-Delegates from under her thumb!

By Duane Kuehn - May 22nd, 2008 at 8:29 pm EDT

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Hi All,

     Super-delegate Donna Christensen gave her pledged vote to Hillary Clinton. The Virgin Islands, where Mrs. Christensen is the Congressional Representative, gave Barack Obama over 85% of its popular vote.
     Still, Mrs. Christensen will not change her pledge from Clinton to Obama.
     Why?
     Her office says that she must consider, on a “federal” level, not only her own constituency at the Virgin Islands but also a broader constituency. One might think she is referring to tourist or something, who knows but as the majority of delegates on the mainland goes for Obama; she would be talking about a broader constituency living on mars for all we know.

     I fear that Rep. Donna Christensen is the reason Mrs. Clinton has remained in this race. The only reasonable explanation for Donna Christensen’s demand to forego the wishes of her own community of supporters is some behind the scenes favors passing below the radar.

     Please, everyone, contact the super-delegates. Once a decision is made, and they will make it, there will be no taking it back.
     Contacting super-delegates with a request to pledge Obama will do him no harm and might benefit him greatly. Mind you, do not say anything negative about Hillary, though you may point out positives about Obama.

     Below, is a site that lists super-delegates, the first link, to a site “guide”, the second to a list of already pledged super-delegates. I write the already pledged group to ask them to change to Obama. The second link is to super-delegates already pledged (you can write them in the same manner, asking that they change to Obama).

     Many have sat back, deciding this race for the nomination is in the bag.
     Do not underestimate the Clinton Clan.
     Why has she remained in this campaign? For a long time now, she has known that there is only one way to win. Super-delegates.

     The Clinton’s wield some very influential political power.

Super-Delegates now pledged
http://demconwatch.blogspot.com/2008/01/superdelegate-list.html

A guide to the site
http://demconwatch.blogspot.com/2008/03/guide-to-2008-democratic-convention.html

Loveya,
Duane Kuehn

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Forget about Donna Christensen | Report to Admin

By The Bard of Wilmette May 22nd 2008 at 8:43 pm EDT

I would not worry about a few super delegates pleging their support to Senator Clinton, even if it seems clear that it would make more sense to support Senator Obama.

Quite a few super delegates already have publicly changed their minds, and I do not think that what Donna Christensen does will not make any difference.

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By Dena, St. Thomas May 23rd 2008 at 12:36 am EDT

How Delegate Christensen votes matters to me because she is my delegate to Congress. She endorsed Clinton in September. Early this year, the VI voted 89.6% for Obama in our caucus. I inquired why she had not changed her vote to Obama to refect the desires of her constituents. Others here in St. Thomas tell me she is joined at the hip to Clinton and she is not going to change. This is the reply I received from her assistant.

Dear Ms. Langdon:

Thank you for another E-mail to Delegate Christensen, this time requesting that the Delegate change her superdelegate endorsement from Senator Hillary Clinton to Senator Barack Obama.Your request will be forwarded to Delegate Christensen for her perusal and consideration. In Congress, Delegate Christensen represents the federal concerns of all residents and visitors to the Virgin Islands - not just the Territory's Democrats. The Delegate has also explained, in several different forums, the reasons why she endorsed Senator Clinton and her plans to fully support the Democratic Presidential Nominee. However, as previously mentioned, your E-mail will be forwarded to the Delegate's attention.

Thank you once again for continuing to share your concerns with Delegate Christensen.

Respectfully,

Lenny James

Legislative Assistant

Office of Congresswoman Donna M. Christensen U. S. House of Representatives

#25 Sunny Isle Shopping Center

P. O. Box 5980

Sunny Isle, VI 00823-5980

Phone: (340) 778-5900

Fax: (340) 778-5111

lenny.james@mail.house.gov

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