Once Again, Voters Don’t Matter

Democrats have organized their primary process in such a way that instead of winners taking all of the delegates in a particular state, or even rewarding the individual that won the most votes or the most states, a slew of party insiders and elected officials will act as tiebreakers if there is a close race. Forget the fact that voters have been energized for change, racing to the polls in record numbers across the country. The Clinton campaign is already devising strategies that will replace the will of the voters with what DNC insiders want. True democracy from the Democratic Party. This means that Obama will not only have to win states but run up the score (to borrow a sports analogy).

Even losing in the now all-important battleground states of Ohio and Texas may not be so bad considering the 100+ delegate lead he has compiled by dominating the field the past few weeks. Unfortunately, we may be rewarded with a throwback to a simpler time, when smoke-filled rooms set the scene for behind-closed-doors kingmaking. One can already imagine the scene this summer where Bill Clinton and DNC Chairman Howard Dean smile at each other, throw back some scotch, light up a cigar and remind us why there even are superdelegates and an Electoral College in the first place. Our founding fathers didn’t trust ordinary Joes with such an important function as selecting our President. Unfortunately, two hundred plus years have not seen much progress on that front in supposedly the most advanced progressive nation in the world.