Friday, June 27, 2008

Wayward delegate to fight for her seat

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More on Wisconsin Clinton delegate Debra Bartoshevich, who previously stated she's voting for McCain in the fall, and so became the focus of a rules challenge. She's sticking to her statement and trying to keep her delegate status:

A Democratic National Convention delegate pledged to Hillary Rodham Clinton says she hopes to fight off an attempt by Wisconsin Democrats to take away her credentials because of her past statement that she would vote for John McCain if Clinton wasn't the nominee.

"Keeping national delegate status is very important to me," Debra Bartoshevich said Thursday. "I believe that Hillary is the better candidate of all of them."
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She told the newspaper she felt Clinton was being treated unfairly and she questioned Obama's experience. She also said she had signed up with "Citizens for McCain," encouraged by her sister, who has served in Iraq and backs the Republican.
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She got a copy Wednesday of the formal credentials challenge filed by the state party, which, among other things, said she violated party rules by expressing support for the presumptive nominee of the opposing party and failing to honor a pledge of intent to vote for the party's presidential ticket in the fall.
Seems pretty clear. She either needs to state she's supporting Obama, or give up her seat. I mean, if she truly supports McCain, why would she want to go to Denver anyway?

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I hate to sound bitter and antagonistic. In Fact, as a fervent Obama supporter who was absolutely caught up in the intense Primary fight, I personally went and donated 50 dollars to Hillary Clinton, and I would ask that every Obama supporter do the same. The primary is over, and a United Democratic primar will be unbeatable.

However, the sentiments made by this delegate are the ONLY reason we would not sweep a 350 EV + victory, and I feel that she has no place at the convention.
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The convention is for the party faithful. The is no room for the faithless.

Let the PUMAs growl and snarl at their own convention in someone's basement.
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Rose Szymanski · 878 weeks ago

The poor little thing could always back Hillary all the way
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How on earth does she expect to keep her national delegate status?
I can only presume that ether she isn't very bright or she is going for the publicity. Probably both.
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I think the point that is missed by so many people is that considering the way John talked about her before he thought she was going to lose the nomination, and considering how much his policies differ from Hillary's, it would be a tremendous betrayal TO HILLARY CLINTON to vote for John McCain. To stay home or vote for a third paty is one thing, but to vote for John McCain is not just a stab in the back to Obama, but to Hillary herself. By the way, does anyone else find their typing on this blog painfully slow?
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If you read this Supreme Court case, http://supreme.justia.com/us/450/107/case.html it is possible to construe that Bartoshevich is not an actual Democrat, and therefore should not be allowed to keep her credentials.
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