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...version of a Harvard admissions booklet: a perfect mix of men, women, young adults, whites, blacks, Latinos, and Asians, each from a different state in our beautiful Union, who would represent the Party this summer on stage at the convention. Alternatively, I pictured a contest hosted by Howard Dean to choose which delegates looked best in “Superman” costumes, the winner of which would escort the Democratic nominee around Denver...
...question remains, however, why keep any superdelegates? Why should Howard Dean, who will cast his vote as Chairman of the DNC for either Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton based on his own inclinations, have the same power as a delegate from California who represents thousands of Democratic voters...
...know that Howard Dean loves the Democratic Party, and that most other superdelegates only want the best for the Party. But what does it say when Party elites’ votes count so much more than the average voter’s? Moreover, I worry, maybe too cynically, about corruption in this process: What is to stop Senators Obama or Clinton from hinting at a Cabinet position in return for that last, tie-breaking superdelegate...
...express their disappointment that this election could come down to the whims of superdelegates. There are many problems with this lengthy nominating process, but superdelegates are especially egregious, and more importantly, easily changeable. Democrats have until March 1 before the superdelegate selection process is finalized, and who knows, maybe Howard Dean will surprise the world again. Maybe he will further the Party’s move toward actually trusting “the people” in choosing its nominee and rid itself of superdelegates. That would be super...
Because of an editing error, the original version of this story distorted Joe Klein's characterization of Howard Dean's 2004 primary effort. A sentence in the third paragraph has been changed accordingly...