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munchkin · Joined: 20 Dec 2007 Posts: 235

It seems as if Hillary Clinton can’t catch Barack Obama in pledged delegates, meaning it could all come down to super-delegates.

Operation Chaos is exceeding all expectations!!!!!!!

One of Minnesota’s most prominent super-delegates, Walter Mondale, told 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS he’s worried that his party is headed for a ‘super-sized’ political disaster if a nominee isn't chosen before the Democratic National Convention.

Mondale has attended Democratic National Conventions for nearly 50 years. He said he’s never seen anything like what’s happening in 2008.

"I'm very frustrated by it," he said.

Obama and Clinton will likely go into the 2008 convention with neither one having enough delegates earned through primaries and caucuses to win the nomination.

"If we have a system where we go through all these elections and you can't elect or nominate anybody. Then you turn it over to the so-called ‘super-delegates’ who weren't elected and you can see why people are not going to like that," Mondale explained.

http://kstp.com/article/stories/S389402.shtml?cat=89

munchkin · Joined: 20 Dec 2007 Posts: 235

DNC Official: Clinton Pursuing 'The Tonya Harding Option'

wow..I'm getting stuffed on popcorn. This is to good to be true

March 25, 2008 3:44 PM

l just spoke with an official of the Democratic National Committee, who asked for anonymity so as to speak candidly, who said we in the media are all missing the point of this Democratic fight.

The delegate math is difficult for Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-NY, the official said. But it's not a question of CAN she achieve it. Of course she can, the official said.

The question is -- what will Clinton have to do in order to achieve it?

What will she have to do to Sen. Barack Obama, D-Illinois, in order to eke out her improbable victory?

She will have to "break his back," the official said. She will have to destroy Obama, make Obama completely unacceptable.

"Her securing the nomination is certainly possible - but it will require exercising the 'Tonya Harding option.'" the official said. "Is that really what we Democrats want?"

http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2008/03/dnc-official-cl.html