Superdelegate: David Parker

David Parker will decide on coattails.

The Statesville attorney, a member of the Democratic National Committee since 1995, will be a superdelegate at the national convention.

For now, he's uncommitted to either Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton.

Parker, a former school board member in Iredell County, has been a superdelegate in the 1996, 2000 and 2004 conventions, but he's never gotten this much attention.

"I'm not that important," he said, noting he has just one vote, "but the decision will come down to people like me."

He said he would decide based on what he hears from other North Carolina Democrats, but also on which candidate he thinks would help the most in down-ticket races, especially U.S. senator.

On the candidates, Parker and his wife once danced at the White House near the Clintons, and he was "tremendously impressed" with Obama when he met him at a DNC event. But neither campaign will be able to twist his arm.

"I've got a pretty big arm," he said.

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Re: Superdelegate: David Parker

Submitted by FFC1304 on May 16, 2008 - 4:01pm.

he's trying to hold out longer than the Breck Girl...lol...

Curious George and the Breck Girl...what a pitiful duo...

so Parker likes to 'talk about democratic politics' ...uh, David, that'd be 'democrat' politics...nothing 'democratic' about them...did you know that politics means MANY BLOODSUCKERS?

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Re: Superdelegate: David Parker

Submitted by Dissatisfied on May 3, 2008 - 12:35pm.

Here is my take and opinion on the entire political race as it stands. Being associated with David Parker on a business level(as an attorney) I find it sickening to see that someone who tells his clients NOT TO PAY court ordered child support (since he is out of state, there is nothing that I can do in order to get that child support, as I can't afford a private attorney) is put in such a high pedestal. If the people he is making a decision on putting into the running are of the same opinion about single parents as he is, not only would I not vote for them, but I would make it a point to let anyone and everyone know what they really thought about the growing population of single parents trying to make ends meet, and their ex-partners getting out of the responsibility of helping raise their children. This truly is an outrage. Possibly, to some has nothing to do with politics, but it does, doesn't it? When a person is put into office, they are there to make our lives better, correct? They are there to enforce the laws that govern our state and our country, correct? Why is it, then that single mothers get evicted from there homes, lose jobs because they are consistantly harrassed by the attorneys who care little about what they are doing, but care more about their own personal paycheck. Tell me, David Parker, why do you allow your very own clients to walk away from their responsibility? Is that the way you really are? I am interested to know.

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Re: Superdelegate: David Parker

Submitted by ryanteaguebeckwith on February 8, 2008 - 10:40am.

Not sure I follow your logic. What he said was that he wanted to see which candidate was doing well with fundraising, momentum, bringing in voters, etc. That's different from a phone call from the campaign asking for support.

— RTB

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Re: Superdelegate: David Parker

Submitted by carolmfrey on February 8, 2008 - 10:00am.

So Parker's vote comes down to a bet on which presidential candidate will bring out the most Democratic voters, is that right? Or are there other ways that a presidential candidate would "help" down-ticket races? If arm-twisting doesn't figure into his decision, what does?

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