Please someone win the Democratic presidential nomination! Terry McAuliffe totally changed the priamry scenario for the Democrats, even to the point of denying Michigan and Florida, so that Hillary, his queen be, could have it all wrapped up on Super Tuesday. Now what Terry? What a mess you’ve created, or is it Obama’s fault?

No one know for sure just who has how many delegates because the Democratic party has the most complex and convoluted format imaginable. But, what is for sure is that Obama holds a narrow lead: anywhere from 15 to 125 delegates depending upon which way the wind is blowing for all those super delegates: who change their mind at will. The Democrats are inching closer to smelling victory in November: however, a brokered convetion this summer could kill all of that!

So,former Vice President Al Gore and a number of other senior Democrats plan to remain neutral for now in the presidential race in part to keep open the option to broker a peaceful resolution to what they fear could be a bitterly divided convention.

Democratic Party officials said that in the past week Gore and other leading Democrats had held private talks as worry mounted that the close race between Senators Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton could be decided by a group of 795 party insiders known as superdelegates. The signs that party elders are weighing whether and how to intervene reflects the extraordinary nature of the contest now and the concern among some Democrats that they not risk an internal battle that could harm the party in the general election.

The issues party leaders are grappling with include how to avoid the perception of a back-room deal that thwarts the will of millions of voters who have cast ballots in primaries and caucuses. That perception could cripple the eventual Democratic nominee’s chances of winning the presidency in November, they said.

A number of senior Democrats, including Speaker Nancy Pelosi and three candidates who have dropped out of the 2008 race, former Senator John Edwards and Senators Christopher J. Dodd and Joseph R. Biden Jr., have spoken with Mr. Gore in recent days. None have endorsed a candidate, although Ms. Pelosi made comments on Friday that were widely seen as supportive of Mr. Obama when it came to the process the party should use to make its choice of candidate.

“It would be a problem for the party if the verdict would be something different than the public has decided,” Ms. Pelosi said in an interview with Bloomberg Television. Ms. Pelosi said she intended to remain neutral, though some of her closest friends and allies in the House are publicly supporting Mr. Obama. She said the nomination should not be decided by delegates from Florida and Michigan.

Right now the best bet is that Obama wins the Wisconsin primary Tuesday, upsets Hillary in two weeks in Texas and Ohio, and the thoughts of a brokered convention doesn’t have to be a side circus. We’ll know in a little over two weeks won’t we.

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Part 1 of Barack Obama’s keynote address at the 2004 Democratic National Convention. Part 2 is under video responses. www.the-seraphim.com … Barack Obama 2004 DNC Speech Democratic National Convention One America

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So how will the Democratic convention delegates from Florida be chosen? Who will choose, and what process will be used? Is the Democratic primary only a "beauty contest", with no effect on the convention delegates?
sunman – your answer seems unlikely to me. I doubt that Florida will simply be unrepresented at the convention. I think the delegates will be selected in some other way. I'm trying to find out what it is.

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