Yesterday, I called Howard Dean.
I posted this, after I called:
Call Howard Dean. Right now.
I called, and was put through to his office.
It is important to be courteous, but firm. I told them that I hoped that there was someone who could put a stop to the ugliness..that I expected it from Republicans but not from Democrats.
And that it was getting to the point where it would be hard for me to vote for Hillary...for anything.
If you feel that your voice should be heard on this...
Here is the number. Please call.
Howard Dean 202-863-8000
But we can do MORE. TODAY.
Read on...
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Elizabeth Auger Schermbeck posted an excellent diary over at TPN, and has taken it further...
Following these quotes is a list of people that we must call, if we want our voices heard on the Hillary debacle...
If there was any chance of Clinton ending the primary season with more delegates, I'd say let the process continue, no matter how bloody. But this is going nowhere. If she overrules the primary process with super delegate support, they'll be a civil war within the Party that will take a generation to heal. If she
doesn't, she'll have used up every Republican talking point in the book to bring Obama's numbers down. Either alternative is unacceptable to
me. Not because I'm a Obama cult member - I began as an Edwards supporter - but because I want to see a Democrat in the White House this time next year.
OK, so I've had it. And it makes me furious that Howard Dean and Al Gore and John Edwards and Speaker Pelosi have not come out publicly and said: "This must stop; Clinton doesn't have a path to the nomination, and we need to focus our attention on McBush. Let's round up the superdelegates we need for a first round nomination and make sure this thing ends right now."
The ugliness of this fight is puncturing the hope that we have all felt.
I am sorry to say, that I now feel that Hillary represents, in her campaign, exactly that which we hope to change.
In a meeting with her financial backers, it has emerged that the ONLY way she can win, is with superdelagates.
I found an interesting comment by "Virginia" on The Field, regarding the possible Superdelegate split...worth reading...
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In thinking about Superdelegates, I was perusing the Politico website - and found this interesting split by "type." http://www.politico.com/...
Clinton Obama Uncommitted
All 248 209 263
Congressional delegates 1 2 1
Distinguished party leaders 10 4 5
DNC 143 108 150
Governors 10 11 10
Representatives 71 69 77
Senators 13 15 20
The split by Governors, Representatives, and Senators is pretty even. What isn’t even is the split by DNC membership and distinguished party leaders - two groups that Bill Clinton had a very significant part in appointing. So, for elected officials who are Superdelegates are split. It is only the DNC members who heavily go for Hillary. In essense, the Clintons have stacked the deck to increase their own score - and say that the vote of their loyalists is the only vote that counts.
Here is the list.
Please call.
Democratic National Committee
430 S. Capitol St. SE
Washington, DC 20003
Main Phone Number:
202-863-8000
go to: http://www.democrats.org/...
Nancy Pelosi
Washington, DC - (202) 225-4965
San Francisco, CA 94102 - (415) 556-4862
sf.nancy@mail.house.gov
or
AmericanVoices@mail.house.gov
or
go to: http://www.house.gov/...
Al Gore
Fax: 615-327-1323
Phone: 615-327-2227
For press interview requests, email Al Gore’s spokesperson, Kalee Kreider at Kalee@carthagegroup.com (sorry - best I could do)
Honorable Al Gore
2100 West End Avenue
Suite 620 Nashville, TN 37203
John Edwards
Phone: (919) 636-3131
Fax: (919) 967-3644
(left over from the campaign - tel. # has answering machine)
Mailing Address:
410 Market Street
Suite 400
Chapel Hill, NC 27516
go to: http://www.johnedwards.com/...
Update: I got two more e-mail addresses in an automatic reply from Edwards: scheduler@johnedwards.com and press@johnedwards.com