Pr. George's Executive Switches To Obama
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Prince George's County Executive Jack B. Johnson, a Democratic convention delegate pledged to support Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, said yesterday that he thinks Sen. Barack Obama has "in a real sense" won the Democratic nomination and that he now plans to support Obama at the August convention.
Johnson, who endorsed Clinton nine days before Maryland's February primary, said he will urge Gov. Martin O'Malley and Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski, who co-chair Clinton's Maryland campaign, to bring all of her delegates to Obama's camp for the sake of party unity.
"I cannot in good conscience go to the convention and not support Barack," Johnson said in an interview. "She ran a great campaign, but she fell short of the line."
This is Johnson's second change of heart in the race. He had allowed his name to be listed as a supporter by the Obama campaign in December.
Unlike superdelegates, who are free to endorse either candidate, Johnson is one of 28 pledged delegates who have agreed to represent the 36 percent of Maryland Democrats who voted for Clinton on Feb. 12.
Some Clinton delegates were chosen by voters at the ballot. Others, such as Johnson, were selected in consultation with the Clinton campaign by the Maryland Democratic State Central Committee, party spokesman David Paulson said.
But Paulson said that pledged delegates are under no obligation to stick by their candidate and that Johnson is free to defect if he chooses.
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Like those two sentences?...
You "pledge" to endorse a certain candidate, but you go back on your "pledge" anytime you feel like it...
The Democratic Primary System...It looks like their logic is from an old quote...
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Allow me the service of six monkeys that would live forever, six typewriters that never would wear out, and an unlimited supply of paper and ink. Given an infinite amount of time, these monkeys eventually would type the works of Shakespeare."
Keep typing Democrats....keep typing...
05-13-2008, 05:03 PM
Pr. George's Executive Switches To Obama
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