Kaine urges DNC to end superdelegates

[Belsnickel]

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tim-kaine-urges-dnc-to-get-rid-of-superdelegates/article/2640842

Quote:Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., is advocating for the Democratic National Committee to eliminate superdelegates, prominent party officials who can pick candidates regardless of how their state or district votes in the primary process and who largely voted in favor of Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign.

"I have long believed there should be no superdelegates. These positions are given undue influence in the popular nominating contest and make the process less democratic,” Kaine, who was Hillary Clinton’s running mate in the 2016 presidential election, wrote in a letter Wednesday to DNC chairman Tom Perez.

Interesting that he waits to make this statement publicly until after he is nominated for VP. Just sayin'.

[*michaelsean*]

(11-16-2017, 01:45 PM)Belsnickel Wrote: http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tim-kaine-urges-dnc-to-get-rid-of-superdelegates/article/2640842


Interesting that he waits to make this statement publicly until after he is nominated for VP. Just sayin'.

He may be thinking of a run and thinking those delegates could head somewhere else next time.

[*bfine32*]

(11-16-2017, 01:45 PM)Belsnickel Wrote: http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tim-kaine-urges-dnc-to-get-rid-of-superdelegates/article/2640842


Interesting that he waits to make this statement publicly until after he is nominated for VP. Just sayin'.

Timing is unimportant to me; I'm just glad he has called for an end to the practice and hope he receives unanimous support.

[*michaelsean*]

As an aside, and maybe it's just me, but did anyone have a harder time remembering who the VP candidates were this election? They were like non-entities.

[*bfine32*]

(11-16-2017, 04:02 PM)michaelsean Wrote: As an aside, and maybe it's just me, but did anyone have a harder time remembering who the VP candidates were this election?  They were like non-entities.

To be honest I was impressed with Kaine until I saw him in the first debate. Pence made him look like an unkept madman.

[Belsnickel]

(11-16-2017, 04:07 PM)bfine32 Wrote: To be honest I was impressed with Kaine until I saw him in the first debate. Pence made him look like an unkept madman.

Kaine is much more impressive than that. I definitely blame the Clinton camp for feeding him the stuff for that debate.