Where is Edwards when we need him. I know he could win the general and keep the supreme court safe.

One Clinton aide yesterday derided Mr Obama’s victories in “boutique” caucus states rather than the hardscrabble terrain of the rustbelt, saying: “Obama has won the small caucus states with the latte-sipping crowd. They don’t need a president, they need a feeling.”

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*sigh* boutique states? It’s because of the lattes, isn’t it?

The only problem I have with talking about Supers voting “the way their district went” is that not all of them are tied to a district. DNC, former public officials, and a handful of others don’t have “a district” to follow per se.

Well of course, trying to convince a “free Superdelegate” to vote in a manner that is irrelevant wouldn’t work. But I think about half the Superdelegates are current Representatives and Senators. That means that they will be under at least some pressure to vote as their Constitutents voted…especially if the vote was decisively large. If the delegate counts come even closer this may become an even bigger pressure. I believe that Dianne Waters of Compton has already pledged to Clinton. But her district went something like 9:1 for Obama. I would bet that Dianne wouldn’t be re-elected if her vote contributed to a Clinton victory when he actually led in the committed delegate votes. She might actually go to Clinton and say…”Look, I’m sorry, I endorsed you…but I’m in trouble here”. BTW…Superdelegates merely announce their support…they aren’t really “committed”. They can, and do, change.

Many of the Superdelegates are also elected or former elected officials. I believe that all living former Congressmen are Superdelegates, as are all former Presidents and VPs, Party Chairmen, Democratic Governors, etc. A former Congressman or Senator might also be approached to support the results of their former district or State. Or they might be approached to support the candidate that would do the best for candidates in that area.

Let’s say that a particular former Congressman in Virginia came from an area that voted for Hillary, but it’s unlikely that Hillary will visit the State since under most calculations she’d lose the State easily to McCain. Obama however is tied in Virginia with McCain, and would visit it alot, put on lots of advertising, and likely support get out the vote efforts. That would benefit a candidate in that District trying, in a close race, to defeat an incumbent Republican. Even worse, Hillary at the top of the Ticket might drag out the Neanderthals from their caves down to the polls.

So he might look at his choices and decide for Obama.