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[winterbadger]

My friend JRC pointed out to me this rather astounding statement from Geraldine Ferraro (not surprisingly, given the tenor of the remark, a Clinton supporter)

"Besides, the delegate totals from primaries and caucuses do not necessarily reflect the will of rank-and-file Democrats. Most Democrats have not been heard from at the polls. We have all been impressed by the turnout for this year’s primaries — clearly both candidates have excited and engaged the party’s membership — but, even so, turnout for primaries and caucuses is notoriously low. It would be shocking if 30 percent of registered Democrats have participated.

If that is the case, we could end up with a nominee who has been actively supported by, at most, 15 percent of registered Democrats. That’s hardly a grassroots mandate."

Another sad, pathetic attempt by a Clinton supporter to rubbish the Democratic Party's own process in order to see their own candidate nominated.

I wasn't really expecting to find even more ways that I could be disgusted with US politicians, but it seems that there is always room for more.

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[gr-c17.livejournal.com]

Are there not sveral states that went for Obama, but do not cout becouse they do where punshied for not following the rules?

Every election in this country has low turnout, why should we care what those who can't be bothered to vote really think?

By the way when did they dig up Ferraro? I thought she was bagged and dumped on the roadside after the election?

[winterbadger]

I agree--it's a bedrock principle of democracy that if you don't care enough to vote in an open election, then you get the government that the rest of the electorate chooses.