Comments on: Latinos, Blacks, and Politics http://www.gringostravels.com/puerto-rico/world-view/latinos-blacks-and-politics.html Puerto Rico viewed from a gringo's perspective Sun, 20 Jul 2008 17:53:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Nelson http://www.gringostravels.com/puerto-rico/world-view/latinos-blacks-and-politics.html#comment-137 Nelson Tue, 08 Apr 2008 14:04:48 +0000 http://www.gringostravels.com/puerto-rico/world-view/latinos-blacks-and-politics.html#comment-137 I didn't get that they would vote the will of the people from reading that article. But the article did mention December as the month that the DNC made the approval for the election and when the local media printed the information as to who the super delegates were already committed to vote for (I mentioned Jan, but it could have been in Dec). Hey, I am all for these clowns to vote the will of the people, but I know better. "At the 2008 Democratic National Convention the superdelegates will make up approximately one-fifth of the total number of delegates. The closeness of the race between the leading contenders, Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama, has increased the chance that the superdelegates will play a decisive role in selecting the nominee, a prospect that has caused unease among some Democratic Party leaders." I didn’t get that they would vote the will of the people from reading that article. But the article did mention December as the month that the DNC made the approval for the election and when the local media printed the information as to who the super delegates were already committed to vote for (I mentioned Jan, but it could have been in Dec).

Hey, I am all for these clowns to vote the will of the people, but I know better.

“At the 2008 Democratic National Convention the superdelegates will make up approximately one-fifth of the total number of delegates. The closeness of the race between the leading contenders, Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama, has increased the chance that the superdelegates will play a decisive role in selecting the nominee, a prospect that has caused unease among some Democratic Party leaders.”

]]> By: Rob http://www.gringostravels.com/puerto-rico/world-view/latinos-blacks-and-politics.html#comment-134 Rob Tue, 08 Apr 2008 02:28:27 +0000 http://www.gringostravels.com/puerto-rico/world-view/latinos-blacks-and-politics.html#comment-134 hmmm, the way I understood after reading this: http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5j7ZnrN6l4FlR0ioIgtKAdBSCSokAD8VK6D2G0 was that the 55 PR delegates would vote the will of the people, and the 8 superdelegates (63-55=8) would vote as they see fit. hmmm, the way I understood after reading this:

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5j7ZnrN6l4FlR0ioIgtKAdBSCSokAD8VK6D2G0

was that the 55 PR delegates would vote the will of the people, and the 8 superdelegates (63-55=8) would vote as they see fit.

]]> By: Nelson http://www.gringostravels.com/puerto-rico/world-view/latinos-blacks-and-politics.html#comment-133 Nelson Mon, 07 Apr 2008 21:55:41 +0000 http://www.gringostravels.com/puerto-rico/world-view/latinos-blacks-and-politics.html#comment-133 DarkSoul, That is what our system really is. It's called government by representation. A representative government of the people. So we vote for a representative/senator and that person can vote as he/she wishes once they are in power. Rob, that is incorrect. There was a list out in January that was posted by El Nuevo Dia and the other media outlets telling us who the super delegates were and who they were voting for. DarkSoul,

That is what our system really is.

It’s called government by representation.

A representative government of the people. So we vote for a representative/senator and that person can vote as he/she wishes once they are in power.

Rob, that is incorrect. There was a list out in January that was posted by El Nuevo Dia and the other media outlets telling us who the super delegates were and who they were voting for.

]]> By: DarK SouL http://www.gringostravels.com/puerto-rico/world-view/latinos-blacks-and-politics.html#comment-132 DarK SouL Mon, 07 Apr 2008 20:39:54 +0000 http://www.gringostravels.com/puerto-rico/world-view/latinos-blacks-and-politics.html#comment-132 @ Nelson, We vote for a delegate, that is going to vote for of us, hence, we vote for someone that is going to vote for us. isn't that kind of... backwards? *sigh* Either way, once I am in TX I will vote for Obama! @ Nelson,

We vote for a delegate, that is going to vote for of us, hence, we vote for someone that is going to vote for us. isn’t that kind of… backwards? *sigh*

Either way, once I am in TX I will vote for Obama!

]]> By: Rob http://www.gringostravels.com/puerto-rico/world-view/latinos-blacks-and-politics.html#comment-131 Rob Mon, 07 Apr 2008 15:19:32 +0000 http://www.gringostravels.com/puerto-rico/world-view/latinos-blacks-and-politics.html#comment-131 From what I've gathered, the delegates/superdelegates have agreed to vote based on the results of the popular vote, which if it holds true, is quite groundbreaking here. From what I’ve gathered, the delegates/superdelegates have agreed to vote based on the results of the popular vote, which if it holds true, is quite groundbreaking here.

]]> By: Nelson http://www.gringostravels.com/puerto-rico/world-view/latinos-blacks-and-politics.html#comment-130 Nelson Mon, 07 Apr 2008 14:44:31 +0000 http://www.gringostravels.com/puerto-rico/world-view/latinos-blacks-and-politics.html#comment-130 Dark Soul, I don't understand your question. Can you rephrase it? Because I am the one now thinking WTF? Dark Soul, I don’t understand your question.

Can you rephrase it? Because I am the one now thinking WTF?

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