Slog - Comments on Inslee Refines his Superdelegate Stance http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/inslee_refines_his_superdelegate_stance I'm working on a piece about superdelegates right now, and as part of that project my intern, Ryan Jackson, dug up a story from Saturday's Bainbridge Island Review that I'd missed. In the story, Washington Rep. Jay Inslee, one of Hillary Clinton's strongest backers in this state and a co-chair of her national campaign’s task force on energy and the environment, says that while he's supported Clinton so far, he's not sure how he'll cast his vote as a superdelegate at the Democratic convention in Denver this August: Inslee plans to see how the rest of the campaign unfolds before... Copyright 2008 Mon, 18 Feb 2008 12:09:29 -0800 Mon, 18 Feb 2008 18:41:14 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by PA Native Wasn't he also the chair of her failed campaign here in Washington? Way to hedge your bets Jay.

]]> PA Native http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/inslee_refines_his_superdelegate_stance#c940802 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/inslee_refines_his_superdelegate_stance#c940802 2008 Mon, 18 Feb 2008 12:33:26 -0800 Comment by John if she is elected - on to DC for Jay, that is the bet for him

talk of Jay as VP as well - he is progressive and telegenic, would be a decent choice

]]> John http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/inslee_refines_his_superdelegate_stance#c940806 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/inslee_refines_his_superdelegate_stance#c940806 2008 Mon, 18 Feb 2008 12:37:48 -0800 Comment by Reality Check @1 Spot on assessment!

Classic pandering.

Classic.

Reality Check

]]> Reality Check http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/inslee_refines_his_superdelegate_stance#c940815 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/inslee_refines_his_superdelegate_stance#c940815 2008 Mon, 18 Feb 2008 12:59:12 -0800 Comment by CCSea Er... that should be "Jay will support whoever that is."

The misuse of "whomever" by local papers (including, egregiously, The Stranger) drives me to drink.

I approve of Inslee's views. The superdelegates are there to smooth things over and build party unity. This can only happen at the end of the process. Whether they move for Clinton or Obama doesn't matter to me, only that they do it in a way that preserves the party and establishes a candidate with a good chance of prevailing in November.

]]> CCSea http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/inslee_refines_his_superdelegate_stance#c940824 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/inslee_refines_his_superdelegate_stance#c940824 2008 Mon, 18 Feb 2008 13:19:27 -0800 Comment by lostboy CCSea @4 beat me to it.  A spokesperson should know better.

]]> lostboy http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/inslee_refines_his_superdelegate_stance#c940834 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/inslee_refines_his_superdelegate_stance#c940834 2008 Mon, 18 Feb 2008 13:40:15 -0800 Comment by ru shur As I said before, superdelegates aren't stupid.

]]> ru shur http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/inslee_refines_his_superdelegate_stance#c940914 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/inslee_refines_his_superdelegate_stance#c940914 2008 Mon, 18 Feb 2008 15:29:52 -0800 Comment by RonK, Seattle Perhaps it should be noted that there's no news here. "Superdelegates" (and their equivalents) have supported the inevitable winner, almost without exception, since the beginning of time ... as have pledged delegates once released by their preferred candidates.

That's all Inslee said he would do, surprising nobody who knows anything about the nominating process.

]]> RonK, Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/inslee_refines_his_superdelegate_stance#c941016 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/inslee_refines_his_superdelegate_stance#c941016 2008 Mon, 18 Feb 2008 17:15:01 -0800 Comment by S. M. I've said it before: always use "whoever," and forget that "whomever" exists unless you know you can use it properly. And likely you can't.

]]> S. M. http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/inslee_refines_his_superdelegate_stance#c941073 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/inslee_refines_his_superdelegate_stance#c941073 2008 Mon, 18 Feb 2008 18:41:14 -0800