According to www.demconwatch.blogspot.com, 307 of the 794 total superdelegates (not including MI and FL) have not endorsed a candidate. Clinton's only chance to win the nomination is to convince a significant number of those superdelegates to overturn the will of the people. Our only way to shut down her campaign is to get a significant number of those uncommitted superdelegates off the fence as soon as possible.
While I have dutifully sent in yet another contribution to permit the Obama campaign to buy even more ads in IN and NC, I realize the primaries are just a sideshow at this point. The battle now has shifted to getting the uncommitted superdelegates off the fence.
I got up this morning ready to fire off a letter to my Congressman, Dennis Moore, who, despite the fact Obama won his district by like a million percent still sits on the fence.
So what is the best argument for constituents to make to their elected representatives to get them off the fence? How do Democrats convince their party officials that the party is over for Clinton?
I was disappointed with David Axelrod's performance on Morning Edition; he just couldn't quite talk the talking points. His spin seems to have gone a little out of control.
I only discovered Daily Kos in January, and I have been completely won over by the quality of the discussion on this site. Let's use our collective brain power and political smarts to formulate the five best reasons for superdelegates to get off the fence and commit to Obama. Then let's get that message out there - loud and clear - by communicating with the superdelegates.
Take all of that energy that was directed at ABC News following last week's debate, and use it for something that can actually make a difference. The goal: five perfectly worded talking points to be repeated over and over and over to uncommitted superdelegates.
And let "FIVE FOR THE FENCE" be our rallying cry!
I'll get the party started - here's how I was going to start my letter to Rep. Moore.
- Clinton is viewed as untrustworthy by 61 percent of Americans. Once you decide someone is a liar, it's nearly impossible to shake the impression.
- After Texas and Ohio, Clinton held a 22 point lead in the PA polls. She ended up winning by less than half that amount. After six weeks of campaigning, she didn't convince a single person to vote for her. Instead, she lost more than ten percent of her support.
- On the flip side, Obama has made gains in every single state in which he's campaigned. He's bringing voters to him - not driving them away.
Yep, needs a lot of work. So let's do better.