Dean Calls For Superdelegate Decision By July 1

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Democratic Party Chairman Howard Dean, hoping to avoid a divisive fight on the convention floor, weighed in on the Clinton-Obama battle Friday by calling on all party superdelegates to declare whom they support by July 1

The 800 or so Democratic superdelegates will almost certainly decide the presidential candidate, because it’s unlikely either Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton will gain enough pledged delegates in the remaining primary contests to win the 2,025 delegates needed to clinch the nomination outright.

Dean, appearing on CBS’ “Early Show” Friday morning, was asked about the prospects of a vote among the superdelegates before the convention, an idea floated as a way to settle the still undecided Democratic race.

“Well, I think the superdelegates have already been weighing in. I think there’s 800 of them and 450 of them have already said who they’re for,” Dean said. “I’d like the other 350 to say who they’re on between now and the first of July so we don’t have to take this into the convention.”

Dean was not asked to elaborate on his remarks during the interview.

In a separate interview with The Associated Press, Dean warned against “demoralizing” Democrats with a drawn-out fistfight between Clinton and Obama.

“You do not want to demoralize the base of the Democratic Party by having the Democrats attack each other. … Let the media and the Republicans and the talking heads on cable television attack and carry on, fulminate at the mouth. The supporters should keep their mouths shut about this stuff on both sides because that is harmful to the potential victory of a Democrat,” Dean told the AP.

Howard Dean Calls for Superdelegate Decision by July 1 - America’s Election HQ

I have mixed feelings on this,while this fight removes their focus on McCain is it a good idea to meddle with the Democratic process of selecting a candidate?

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I'll rephrase for the hearing impaired...

Dean reminds of the photo of Bud Selig looking totally clueless after the 2002 All-Star game when it ended in a tie...

Hands in the air with that "I have no idea what to do" look on his face...

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In the first place,the whole idea of having Superdelegates is undemocratic.Some intuitive Democrats voiced their concern with this at the time of it's inception but they were ignored by the party.Essentially..some D's feared "mob rule" from within the party. They were afraid that the people would pick a Democratic candidate that they believed could not win in the generals so they went with the Superdelegats as a "safety" valve. As some predicted,it backfired!

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You know, I used to be a Democrat for many years and I don't know what the hell a super delegate is!
And as for 'mob rule' that's kind of what the Democratic party is. Everyone gets to share in the process unlike Republican candidates that always seemed (until NOW ) pre-picked and to hell with who the people wanted.

We are less and less a democracy and more of a corporation every day in this country.

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Same here,I used to be a Democrat but I did vote for the Gipper twice. Today I'm an Independent voter because I've become disenchanted with party politics. The Superdelegates were a bad idea..the D's were afraid fellow D's would nominate a candidate that could not win the generals so the idea was to override their choice. There is a little more to it then that but it was a big part of the plan.In my view,it's also a reward system for loyal party members.I have no doubt that after this fiasco the rules will change.

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