Superdelegates May Decide Democratic Race

In what is daily getting to be a more interesting race between Clinton and Obama, there is a story of Hillarys continuing lead among Superdelegates, and the power that they may wield at their Democratic convention.

Hillary Rodham Clinton retains her lead among suddenly critical Democratic Party insiders even as Barack Obama builds up his delegate margin with primary and caucus victories across the country, according to a survey by The Associated Press.


Of the 796 lawmakers, governors and party officials who are Democratic superdelegates, Clinton had 243 and Obama had 156. That edge was responsible for Clinton's overall advantage in the pursuit of delegates to secure the party's nomination for president. According to the AP's latest tally, Clinton has a total of 1,136 delegates and Obama has 1,108, following Obama's victory Sunday in Maine's caucuses. A candidate must get 2,025 delegates to capture the nomination.

This is a fascinating turn of events, and I am just sorry that the Republican contest seems to be over, except for the "official" title at their convention, as I was hoping for fun from both sides for most of the Spring, to satiate the political "junkie" in me. Oh well at least one party will entertain in the fight, and in truth the other party may still provide entertainment as McCain tries to convince (lies to) Conservatives that he is just like them!!lol!! Politics is fun!!


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Three Leading Democratic Candidates Support Death Penalty

I am not sure how many of you knew this, because I did not, but I found a story on a website called AlterNet, that says that all three of the Democratic candidates are pro-Death Penalty. This surprised me, as I thought that most Democrats were opposed to the Death Penalty. This story and their positions may surprise you as well. I hope you enjoy this interesting story.

"Opposing the death penalty used to distinguish Democrats from Republicans. Now, across party lines, death is just another day at the office."

It's not news that African-Americans are disproportionately represented on death row. While 12 percent of the country is African-American, more than 40 percent of the country's death row population is black -- and although blacks and whites are murder victims in nearly equal numbers, 80 percent of the prisoners executed since the death penalty was reinstated were convicted for murders in which the victim was white. Study upon study in states across the country have discovered racial bias at every stage of the death penalty process, including one that found that the more "stereotypically black" a defendant is perceived to be, the more likely that person is to be sentenced to death. Add to that the fact that over 20 percent of black defendants who have been executed were convicted by all-white juries, and the racial reality of the death penalty becomes impossible to ignore.

Follow the link and the three page story fleshes out their stands, and how support for the death penalty has become common among Democratic candidates. It is quite fascinating! Have a Good Friday!!


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