Comments on: After the West Virginia Primary Results the Democrats Need a Real Convention–Like 1912 http://thestrangedeathofliberalamerica.com/after-the-west-virginia-primary-results-the-democrats-need-a-real-convention-like-1912.html An Independent Netzine About Ideas Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:20:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: liberalamerican http://thestrangedeathofliberalamerica.com/after-the-west-virginia-primary-results-the-democrats-need-a-real-convention-like-1912.html/comment-page-1#comment-8437 liberalamerican Thu, 22 May 2008 21:37:33 +0000 http://thestrangedeathofliberalamerica.com/?p=385#comment-8437 You might be right. I've been in some real conventions, mostly at the state level and their are great fun, especially if the race is close and there is bargaining going on between delegates. I guess we wouldn't want a total repeat of 1912, since after Bryan switched his vote it took what one reporter described as 40 burly Texans to keep the Clark delegates from assaulting him. Yet there is still part of me that would like to see how the delegates would vote if they were free from having to vote for one candidate and could make up their own minds without the superdelegates. It is clear the Democratic Party is badly divided right now. You do not force unity on people but must let them work it out for themselves. Good to have you back, BTW. You might be right. I’ve been in some real conventions, mostly at the state level and their are great fun, especially if the race is close and there is bargaining going on between delegates.

I guess we wouldn’t want a total repeat of 1912, since after Bryan switched his vote it took what one reporter described as 40 burly Texans to keep the Clark delegates from assaulting him.

Yet there is still part of me that would like to see how the delegates would vote if they were free from having to vote for one candidate and could make up their own minds without the superdelegates.

It is clear the Democratic Party is badly divided right now. You do not force unity on people but must let them work it out for themselves.

Good to have you back, BTW.

]]> By: Hathor http://thestrangedeathofliberalamerica.com/after-the-west-virginia-primary-results-the-democrats-need-a-real-convention-like-1912.html/comment-page-1#comment-8433 Hathor Thu, 22 May 2008 18:18:32 +0000 http://thestrangedeathofliberalamerica.com/?p=385#comment-8433 Unfortunately a lot of bloggers and the media aren't preparing the public for this type of convention. I think some may remember the Democratic convention of 68, but not many before that. Also this time the public, even with cable, may not get enough TV coverage to be able to discern what is going on. They will have to rely on too much interpretation from the media and bloggers they trust. I think many voters may be extremley angry at the type of convention you describe. This first convention I saw on TV was fascinating. Unfortunately a lot of bloggers and the media aren’t preparing the public for this type of convention. I think some may remember the Democratic convention of 68, but not many before that. Also this time the public, even with cable, may not get enough TV coverage to be able to discern what is going on. They will have to rely on too much interpretation from the media and bloggers they trust. I think many voters may be extremley angry at the type of convention you describe.

This first convention I saw on TV was fascinating.

]]> By: brooks http://thestrangedeathofliberalamerica.com/after-the-west-virginia-primary-results-the-democrats-need-a-real-convention-like-1912.html/comment-page-1#comment-8365 brooks Mon, 19 May 2008 21:11:19 +0000 http://thestrangedeathofliberalamerica.com/?p=385#comment-8365 That is a convention I would follow very closely. I can't stand the canned speeches and applause after every statement. Thank you for this interesting history. That is a convention I would follow very closely. I can’t stand the canned speeches and applause after every statement. Thank you for this interesting history.

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