YM Blog-a-Thon: Super Delegate, Super Slurpee
Blog, Eming Piansay,
YO! Youth Outlook Multimedia , Feb 20, 2008
Election day is like going into your local 7-ll and heading over to the slurpee machine. You take a look at your choices. And think, “Do I want a blue or a pink drink today?” or “Do I want something kind of tart? Or something kind of sweet?”
Personally, for me picking a perfect candidate is almost as hard as figuring out this crazy labyrinth that we call politics. Before I could even vote I thought the people picked the next fit leader to run the country. But after I actually started learning a little more about the whole voting concept and beyond -- my head started to hurt more and more with just the sheer load of information that I was getting. I couldn’t manage to wrap my head around it all.
Between the whole ‘regular’ delegates and super delegates – I don’t see how anyone can get mad at me for being confused as hell.
You need to have a BA in political science to be able to explain to people how everything works. I guess that’s where American Government teachers come in – but I guess I was too bored to tears at that point to care.
The producers of School House Rock really need to come out with a new video explaining all this stuff. If they can make a ‘bill on capital hill’ into a virtual hit – maybe my clueless-ness will be liberated by a brand new line of School House Rock music videos.
I’ll keep my fingers crossed.
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all i know is if it does end up being decided by super delegates, then a whole lot of people who voted - maybe for the first time - are gonna feel disenfranchised. and they'll have every right to because their vote - literally - won't count.
Anyhow, I totally agree with you about how the whole delegate system is totally confusing, I agree. I don't know much about American Government, so I have a few more questions:
1. Why do the Democrats have 4000+ delegates and the Republicans only have 2000+? And how many delegates do the Green and Libertarian Parties have?
2. Why can't anyone explain the delegate system to me? Isn't this like the 44th time that this country has done this?
3. Can the number of delegates change? Why and how?
Another problem with delegates and superdelegates is that superdelegates can vote however they want. This is another way that the "forefathers" of this country put in "protections" against "fanaticism" of the populace. Same deal with the Electoral College.
I look forward to seeing more election posts over the next few days.