rapid increases in valuations of [Obama's nomination] until they reach unsustainable levels relative to [the General Election]

It's the RBC decision on MI and FL. Obama is claiming votes and delegates that he did not receive.

It's blackmail.  And while I question the usefulness of battleground state polls purporting to show Clinton is more "electable" than Obama, they're a better basis for decision than fear.

Please use some of your valuable real estate to explan chapter and verse what the conservatives have done with the Court since 1968;  why they will not nominate controversial nominees like Haynesworth, or Carswell or Bork. Why future GOP nominees will be young and healthy and seemingly non-controversial.

Why more than just Roe is at stake.

What I will NEVER agree with is the notion of the Obama supporters that the super delegate MUST select the candidate who leads in pledged delegates and to do otherwise would be "stealing" the nomination.

It is also true that I, as a lifelong democrat, have no obligation to support or vote for Obama in Nov.  I, like all the super delegates, can use whatever information I want to use to decide how I will vote in the fall.

Obama will have his chance to convince me to vote for him.  But, so far, he and his supporters have done nothing toward that end.  On Sunday, one day after the party insiders begged for the unifying processes to begin, Obama supporters were online belittling the voters of Puerto Rico.  This doesn't sound like a group of people I want to be unified with.  Obama's supporters have told me many times that they don't want or need my vote.  So, fine...  Let Obama try to earn it back.

Here are some things that will help convince me.

1. Offer the VP slot to Clinton.  If she WANTS it, it is hers.

2. Obama should declare the he will NEVER support Donna Brazile to head the DNC.  Her behavior satrting with the "fairy tale" comment and ending with the Rules Cmte mtg has been totally inappropriate.  She cemented that opinon of her for me with her commentary on CNN Sunday.

3. Admit that his campaign intentionally and by design used race-baiting against Clinton in order to kill the support she had among African Americans.

4. Come out and state that he and his campaign do not want, need or approve of the support of web based supporters such as AmericaBlog, DailyKos and HuffingtonPost that have promoted and engaged in some of the most vitriolic anti-Clinton bashing anyone could ever imagine.

The Super delegates have done what is within their right to do, but let's not forget that it is not what they were REQUIRED to do. Or necessarily what is best for the Democratic party in November.

One example:

Howard Dean thinks that the youth vote is responsible for the high turnout.

I just combed through the AP and Reuters etc, and they all mis state what we saw happen Saturday, to imply that "despite a satisfactory decision to both sides, however, Clinton will press her (unreasonable, obviously, therefor) claims re Michigan.

Your head explodes.

And in the old days, you could be sure that litigatormom or someone, would have a big juicy diary exposing this on dailykos, and you'd see the diary sail to the top of the google and your blood pressure would go down a bit...and you could get on with your life.

Now we are all cramped over here in this tiny blue room and the other places but the rational side of the Democratic party is nowhere as powerful as we were there, simply because of the design of the site, with its many amenities.

Conversely, over there now illiterate hordes of youtube kiddies pen 10 word "diaries" racing past with 5 commenters so there is just no point in writing even about other matters there any more. No critical thinkers are left there to read.

So where?

How are we going to fund the Senate races?
How are we going to write the diaries to influence policy?

I wonder if they'll figure out that just like the formerly "evil" supers they will need Clinton supporters in order to win the November election.  Thing is that supers are easy

The release is very interesting:

Louisiana Democratic Party Chair and Automatic Delegate Chris Whittington Endorses Hillary

Louisiana Democratic State Party Chair and automatic delegate Chris Whittington announced his support for Hillary Clinton today.

"Hillary Clinton has what it takes to turn around our economy and rebuild the middle class," Whittington said. "There is no question that she is the strongest Democrat to go toe-to-toe with John McCain in a general election.  It is our responsibility as automatic delegates to choose the candidate we believe best fit to beat Senator McCain. That candidate is Senator Clinton."

With those adjustments, my popular vote totals have Barack Obama with a 112,000 (or 62,000 if you only allocate 75% of the Michigan uncommitted vote as discussed above) vote lead out of a total of over 35,000,000 votes cast

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1. We don't want to upset the vast majority of Creative Types.
   
2. We don't want to be held responsible if Clinton Loses (because despite all the scientifically gathered evidence, the Creative Types say she will!)
   
3. We don't want to be held hostage by the Clinton family, who have been such a detriment to our brand in the past couple decades. Who wants to be constantly attacked by Cable News? Not US, that's for sure.
   
4. We wantses our precious money, and Obama is the key to the golden kingdom (because he WON'T lose, and he WON'T disappoint the masses, and he WON'T have any more scandals that will sour his appeal in the next few years.) Fundraisers for Everyone!

And of course as is their job, it is also their responsibility to make the right decision, and to make a sound decision. If they make a selection and that choice looses in November, then they must also take responsibility for that. And we will hold them accountable. Make no mistake.

The superdelegates are under lots of pressure right now to come out for one candidate or the other. We urgently need to encourage them to let the voters decide between Clinton and Obama--and then to support the will of the people.

When you have the facts on your side argue the facts

Can someone explain to me why someone who supports Clinton would not support Obama in November?

Can someone explain to me why someone who supports Obama would not support Clinton in November?

• the FL vote
  
• the RCP estimates for the IA, NV, ME, and WA caucuses
  
• the MI vote with the uncommitted votes apportioned between Obama, Edwards, and Richardson in accordance with the published exit poll data