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I need to get this off my chest. What the heck is a super delegate or more important…. Who Are Super-Delegates?
Who are the Super Delegates? - They’re public figures. They’re senators, congressional representatives, governors, members of the DNC and former Presidents (like Bill Clinton) - and they include Hillary and Barack themselves.
Super-delegates (approximately 850 in 2008) include the following:
- Elected members of the Democratic National Committee (~450)
- Democratic Governors
- Democratic US Senators and US Representatives (including non-voting delegates)
- Distinguished party leaders (current and former Presidents and Vice Presidents; former Democratic leaders of the Senate and House; former DNC chairmen)
- Unpledged "add-on's" chosen by the DNC
- In 2008, a candidate needs 2,025 votes to win the Democratic presidential nomination.
The Rationale for Super-Delegates
The Democratic Party established this system in part in response to the nomination of George McGovern in 1972. McGovern took only one state and had only 37.5 percent of the popular vote. Then in 1976, Jimmy Carter was a dark-horse candidate with little national experience. Super-delegates were implemented in 1984.
Super-delegates are designed to act as a check on ideologically extreme or inexperienced candidates. It also gives power to people who have a vested interested in party policies: elected leaders. Because the primary and caucus voters do not have to be active members of the party (in New Hampshire they can sign up and sign out going-and-coming at the polls), the super-delegate system has been called a safety-value.
Importance of Super-Delegates
The Democratic Party allocates delegates based on a state's Presidential vote in the prior three elections and the number of electors. In addition, states that hold their primaries or caucuses later in the cycle receive bonus delegates.
It has been 30 years since the Democratic Party had a cliffhanger going into the Convention. If there is no clear winner after state primaries and caucuses, then the super-delegates -- who are bound only by their consciences -- will decide the nominee.
Now that we have a better understanding of super delegates…. When the power is taken from the people, why do we even bother voting? Why not just let the super delegates tell us who our next President will be, because when the Super Delegates step in, the power is taken from the people’s hands. I think twenty years later, , when the word “change” is being thrown around, isn’t it time for the Democratic Party to give real meaning to the word? Strengthen our democracy by reforming the super-delegate system so that the people, not the party establishment, choose their candidate.
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Take a minute to answer these questions:
1. Are you talking yourself out of living your fullest life with the self-concept you've created?
2. Who do you tell yourself you are with your self-talk?
3. Which of the following scenarios is closest to your self-talk?
• Maybe you are saying to yourself, "This is the year I'm going straight to the top,"
• "This is the year I become a superstar"
• "I've got everything going for me and this is my year"
• "Things don't look like they're going to be much better this year; in fact it might be a little worse than last year,"
• "Maybe it's time for some belt tightening; I don't want to take any chances"
• "You never know what could happen, better to be safe than sorry."
Is there any doubt in your mind which of these examples shows the confidence that will build self-esteem, and which are the ones that demonstrate low self-esteem?Do you know that your self-talk comes at the rate of a magazine page of text every single minute of the day? That's a lot of talking to yourself! If you fill your mind with positive input, it's a pretty good bet that most of your self-talk will also be positive and foster personal and professional growth.
Let us know your thoughts?