State Sen. Dan Blue offered a dissenting vote on a commission studying how the Democratic Party nominates its presidential candidate.
The Fix's Chris Cillizza reports that the Democratic Change Commission has recommended the party eliminate its superdelegates, who can vote for any candidate regardless of how a primary election turned out. The superdelegates were mostly irrelevant until last year's hotly contested primary between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton.
Clinton urged superdelegates to choose her and the fight dragged on well into the primary season. North Carolina had a rare important presidential primary last year.
North Carolina state Sen. Dan Blue, a member of the Commission, offered a dissenting voice on a call announcing the proposed changes. "There is no escape when something unforeseen occurs," said Blue of the potential consequences of eliminating unpledged delegates.
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Re: Blue opposed ending superdelegates
January 3, 2010 - 10:53pm — ctillBlue may be right. Turning the party totally over to idealogues, zealots, and the instantaneous whim of the electorate produced McGovern, Dukakis, etc.
Re: Blue opposed ending superdelegates
December 31, 2009 - 1:35pm — MalleusMaleficarumBlue's comment is deeply disappointing - and it undermines the democratic process. Blue should re-examine his own opinion on this one - this is out of character for him.