Rep.: Half of House Dems may vote Hillary at DNC
Politico
Rep. Loretta Sanchez says she’s happy for the chance to vote for Hillary Rodham Clinton at the Democratic National Convention — and she predicts that as many as half of the Democrats in the House could join her.
Just how many former Clinton supporters will vote for the former first lady during the symbolic first ballot is anybody’s guess, but each of them will be called upon to do so — whether they want to or not.
On Friday, the Obama campaign confirmed that the floor vote in Denver, intended to assuage Clinton supporters still stewing over her narrow loss, will be conducted as a state-by-state roll call. Under proposed convention bylaws, delegates would be forced to register their votes on a tally sheet with the convention secretary — the rules could be altered or suspended before the start of the convention.
“By putting her name in nomination, you’re putting people on the spot,” said former delegate counter Matt Seyfang, adding a second potential drawback: “Having a roll call … just chews into your broadcast time.”
Lower-key options were available. For example, Clinton’s name could have been entered into nomination, followed by laudatory speeches, ending with her release of delegates to Obama and proposal that he be nomination by acclamation, Seyfang said.
Said Sanchez: “I believe there are a lot of supporters for Hillary among the superdelegates, especially now that they’ve agreed to place her name in nomination. I think half the House Democrats would probably be Hillary supporters, especially women. … I felt she was the most experienced and the best candidate and I still feel that way.”
A longtime Clinton adviser said it was “crazy” to guess at numbers but estimated that the former first lady would garner between 600 and 1,200 delegates — considerably short of the approximately 1,800 she had collected at the time of her departure from the race in early June.
“It’s a bizarre strategy,” said one Democratic strategist of the roll call. “It could backfire and show that her influence is waning. Chances are, she’s not going to have as many delegates vote for her on the floor as she had in the primary.”
Indeed, many Hillary diehards, including at least one member of the New York delegation, are reluctant to vote for Clinton after switching over to Obama.
“I think that most superdelegates, including myself, are going for Obama,” said New York Rep. Anthony Weiner, who campaigned with Clinton around the country. “I made my decision for Obama, and I’m not switching again.”
Other onetime Clinton backers are reluctant to reverse course for fear of angering their black constituents.
“My boss is totally conflicted about it — and pissed Hillary is putting us in this position,” said a congressional staffer for another New York House member. “We still haven’t made up our mind and I don’t know when we are going to.”
Another New York delegate, speaking on condition of anonymity, predicted that as much as 30 percent to 40 percent of the New York delegation would pick Clinton over Obama during the symbolic vote.
Wild Thing’s comment………..
Verrrrry interesting, well it will not be dull that’s for sure. hahahaha
MAYBE SHE WILL GET THE NOMINATION— LMAO!!!!! THAT WOULD BE SO HILLARIOUS AND WOULD REALLY PISS THEM ALL OFF!!! -!!! GO HILL AND BILL DO YOUR THING!!!
My above comment applies here too. Doesn’t this remind everyone of the 2000 Goreathon? Which the Dem’s had adjudicated as lost yet have forever disavowed. This bitch is trying for a first, a triumvirate in the oval office, with either her as prez or her as VP with komrad Bill as the third party. What the hell is wrong with those feckless non anal retentives in the NRCC and RNC? Take a page from the Democrat playbook, they should be demanding UN oversight at the Denver convention.
After releasing the Hillary Clinton nomination and roll call genie from the bottle granting all delegates the right to vote for her it will be interesting to see who thinks they can prematurely put the genie back into the bottle before all delegate votes and supporters are heard and counted.
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Genie is right, after the dismal performance Saturday night, the dems may be ready to cast Obama aside, then again maybe not,…Could this turn into a brokered convention ??? one can only hope.
Cheryl, they sure keep it interesting.
I go from being furious with the left to laughing at some of the things they do. Then scared too at what they would love to do to America.
Jack, yes it does, and today I heard them on TV already complaining that this election will not be accurate in the count. Can you believe it?? sheesh they are already putting out that they might fight the results if they do not win. sheesh
Les, yes they are not happy with this last thing for sure, they are trying so hard to propaganda it that Obama did great when he did so horribly.
Rush played a bunch of audio today of more of Obama’s stammering. That has got to be getting to some of the dems how Obama just cannot think on his feet…or any sitting down either haha
Mark, yes this has so many things that could happen and the left sure is trying to tell us Obama did good Sat. hahhaa He was miseable.
Sneaky little shit, isn’t she? Now we know why she gave up so easy. Obamanation is failing and she knows that there are too many out there who would rather vote for her than him. She’s planning on stealing the nomination right out from under his stupid little nose.
Lynn, haha yes she sure is.
Yikes!anouther photo of a greassed goose!
thought she was well done by now.
don’t mess with me-i’mm PTSD!