Another pledged delegate kerfuffle
The Clinton camp created a kerfuffle over poaching delegates a few weeks ago and later denied there was anything to it. Well, based on Hillary’s choice of words in the Newsweek interview (discussed earlier today) it’s back on the burner. This is what Hillary said.
There are elected delegates, caucus delegates and superdelegates, all for different reasons, and they’re all equal in their ability to cast their vote for whomever they choose. Even elected and caucus delegates are not required to stay with whomever they are pledged to. This is a very carefully constructed process that goes back years, and we’re going to follow the process.
When Sen. Clinton starts talking about delegates switching and their intention to “follow the process,” it merits probing. Furthermore, I’ve never heard the term “caucus delegates” used before and I know it does not appear in the DNC Delegate Selection Rules. Although Camp Hillary issued another denial today, why did Hillary parse her words so carefully in the interview?
And what’s up with the “we’re going to follow the process.” Who is “we” and on whose authority will “we” be doing what?
Did someone put Hillary in charge of everybody at the convention? Did Howard Dean resign and I missed it?
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