What if.......

I think that everyone has heard about these elusive "super delegates" and their incredible power to choose who to support. You then also know the power they have in changing the outcome of the election, especially in the "smoke filled rooms" of the DNC. So given that these people can give and take support from one candidate to another, what happens if Hillary is capable of swaying these super delegates to her side in the back room bargaining of the DNC and then through this bargain gets more delegate support than Obama, and thus the nomination. How would the democratic voters feel if Hillary Clinton is capable of taking the nomination through these super delegates, even though Obama has more pledged delegates and the popular vote.

It sounds far fetched and hopefully is, but none-the-less its a possibility that Hillary Clinton is probably hoping for as she pushes her campaign to the Democratic National Convention. Would the voters stand for letting this very "undemocratic" process choose the nominee? I know personally I would never vote for the Democrats again if they allowed super delegates to choose the candidate despite what the pledged delegates and popular vote had to say about it. What is the point of voting in the Democratic primary and having the public choose its candidate if these people can say "nope" and make their own choice. I know that the party wanted a fail-safe system where they could prevent an unlikeble candidate or someone they know won't win from getting the nomination. But why have a primary at all if you can't trust your supporters to make a smart choice for the party they support and want to see win?
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I think in this particular primary election, in large part because of how competive it is, you would see a huge backlash if the super delegates went against the pledged delegates and the popular vote; a much greater backlash than when the electoral college went with Bush over Gore in the general election, even though Gore captured the popular vote. For this reason alone I find it difficult for Hillary to sway that many super delegates and take the nomination from Obama. If Clinton does push this all the way to the convention, it will be a tense moment to find out what deals have been made, especially if the delegate count is still this close by August. I think if the popular vote and pledged delegates USURPED by the super delegates, there will be hell to pay.

In case you were wondering who the super delegates are, have a look at
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