Comments on: Yes We Did http://www.brotherscrow.com/2008/02/07/yes-we-did/ Random stuff from David and John Sun, 05 Sep 2010 08:39:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: David http://www.brotherscrow.com/2008/02/07/yes-we-did/comment-page-1/#comment-39 David Thu, 07 Feb 2008 16:29:15 +0000 http://www.brotherscrow.com/2008/02/07/yes-we-did/#comment-39 Thanks for linking to the video at the end there. I saw the original speech, which was very good on its own, but I hadn't seen that video yet. Got my warm fuzzy for the day. :mrgreen: Thanks for linking to the video at the end there. I saw the original speech, which was very good on its own, but I hadn’t seen that video yet. Got my warm fuzzy for the day. :mrgreen:

]]> By: John http://www.brotherscrow.com/2008/02/07/yes-we-did/comment-page-1/#comment-38 John Thu, 07 Feb 2008 08:09:14 +0000 http://www.brotherscrow.com/2008/02/07/yes-we-did/#comment-38 I haven't read up too much on Massachusetts, but she clearly appeared to have an significant advantage in the more populous of the Northeastern states, excluding Connecticut. Some have said that the Kennedy endorsement came too late, or that more local democratic machines supported Clinton and mobilized her supporters. Others have trotted out the old "young people support Obama, but young people have terrible voter turnout" line. I don't think there's any one, clear cause at this point (except for New York, which.. yeah, that one's obvious). Whatever the cause, at least we can take comfort in the fact that the delegates are proportionally awarded, and that it's not winner take all. Yet. I haven’t read up too much on Massachusetts, but she clearly appeared to have an significant advantage in the more populous of the Northeastern states, excluding Connecticut.

Some have said that the Kennedy endorsement came too late, or that more local democratic machines supported Clinton and mobilized her supporters. Others have trotted out the old “young people support Obama, but young people have terrible voter turnout” line. I don’t think there’s any one, clear cause at this point (except for New York, which.. yeah, that one’s obvious).

Whatever the cause, at least we can take comfort in the fact that the delegates are proportionally awarded, and that it’s not winner take all. Yet.

]]> By: David http://www.brotherscrow.com/2008/02/07/yes-we-did/comment-page-1/#comment-37 David Thu, 07 Feb 2008 07:53:11 +0000 http://www.brotherscrow.com/2008/02/07/yes-we-did/#comment-37 Oh man. I've always been annoyed at the (non)Democratic superdelegate shenanigans. Most friends I know who voted with me in the primary are just learning about it this year. It's annoying to realize how easily a handful of seated party members could negate the majority opinion of whole states. We're also annoyed that Hillary took Massachusetts so easily. What's up with that? Oh man. I’ve always been annoyed at the (non)Democratic superdelegate shenanigans. Most friends I know who voted with me in the primary are just learning about it this year. It’s annoying to realize how easily a handful of seated party members could negate the majority opinion of whole states.

We’re also annoyed that Hillary took Massachusetts so easily. What’s up with that?

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