WHO WANTS TO BE SUPER, DELEGATES?
With Indiana becoming more relevant in the race for the Democratic nomination for the Presidency and the fact that super delegates will likely determine who wins the nomination, here’s the list of the Indiana’s super delegates and where they stand…
Hilary Clinton (5) – Senator Evan Bayh, State Chairman Dan Parker, Joe Andrew (Former National Chairman), Phoebe Crane (DNC Member), Robert Pastrick (DNC Member)
Barak Obama (2) – Cordelia Lewis-Burks (State Vice-Chair), Connie Thurman (DNC Member)
Uncommitted (4) – Rep. Pete Visclosky (IN-1) , Rep. Baron Hill (IN-9), Rep. Brad Ellsworth (IN – 8), Rep. Joe Donnelly (IN-2).
If Andre Carson were to win the 7th Congressional District he would also become a super delegate. However he has not stated publicly who he would support for President.
Indiana holds its primary on May 6.
March 7th, 2008 at 5:25 pm
Robert Pastrick? Did he go to prison for the Sidewalks for Votes scandal in East Chicago? I know his son did time for similar corruption but can’t remember if fmr. Mayor Pastrick did. Any help, Lake County folks?
March 7th, 2008 at 6:53 pm
I can’t wait to vote in May. It is the first time I am going to really have some fun!!!!!
March 7th, 2008 at 8:14 pm
Pack – I think Bob Pastrick’s son went to prison but not the Old Man himself. Somehow Old Man Pastrick got away with it. EC had a electoral do-over and he lost to present EC mayor George Pabey.
March 8th, 2008 at 7:44 am
Andre Carson will support Hillary Clinton. This is being done in exchange for his support from Evan Bayh. It turn, Bayh get continued publicity in his run for V.P.
March 8th, 2008 at 9:13 am
Abbie, Abbie, Abbie. I am disappointed in you. Todays (Sat. March 8th, 2008) IndyStar page one headlines “Bush: Our economy has slowed. Payroll shrink”. Just below that headline regarding Indy Mayor Greg Ballard “Average pay of Mayor’s inner circle up 8%”. If the economy is slowing, less tax revenue. Maybe I am wrong. The article further states that 4 positions have been eliminated but 2 will be created for Abandoned housing and Front Porch Alliance position. What is even more troublesome is that the justification for these higher salaries is the need for the best/most qualified individuals should be paid this high salaries. If that were the case, then how did Deputy Mayor on Economics Nick Weber get the position with no prior experience. But it gets better, more IMPD officers are needed for the street to implement community policing and to combat the raising crimes rates left by the Peterson Administration. So what does the Ballard Administration do, it promote 9 new officers from the street to desk jobs, 9 Sgt’s to Lt positions, 6 Lt’s to Capt’s position. This already on top of a management top heavy department. Make sense of this.
March 8th, 2008 at 10:01 am
If Andre Carson wins, the only thing that could be described as “super” will be the colossal stupidity of the electorate in his district.
March 8th, 2008 at 10:39 am
Really,
It’s overall spending that matters. I have never had a problem with what government officials make, per se, as long as they get the results of more efficiency and a tax system that is under control.
March 8th, 2008 at 2:25 pm
In response to REALLY… All of the newly promoted Sgt’s are going to the street. At least three Lt’s are going to the street, as well as one to two Captains. The shift is away from managers (chiefs) and towards supervisors (sgts.). The money saved by eliminating unnecessary levels of management is being spent on real police officers who, although they may have stripes or bars, do actual police work. IMPD has a set manning table with a finite # of positions. There are now LOTS of empty supervisory positions open because of the mass exodus of older officers, mostly supervisors, created by the merge. Those slots are now mostly filled… with real police officers!!! Ballard’s redistribution of the budget is an excellent example of doing the best you can with what you have. If that kind of thinking continues, this city might, once again, become a great place to live and work. BTW I am a silver badge… no stake in the promotions.
March 8th, 2008 at 8:46 pm
seems most people have short memories, just like politicians assume that is why they can take avantage of the public. Jackie Nytes forgot she and her husband own printing partners and had a 800,000.00 contract with the city under the last administration. Also it is nice to complain about politicians from the computer, why not give up your life or families life and open your self up for scrunity and run for office. No matter who is in offce there will always be someone who feel they can do better, or complain about who is in.
March 8th, 2008 at 10:52 pm
Super delegate: Someone who’s been granted authority to over-rule the candidate chosen by the voters.
“Oh darn-it! I was reeeeally hoping that the super delegates would choose the person we actually voted for. Oh well, I guess they’re the ones who get to choose. Must be nice.
now lemme see what’s on ESPN…”
March 9th, 2008 at 1:54 am
The real action is going to be the May 6th Primary where candidates endorsing Barack Obama in the 7th Congressional District could benefit greatly.
This particulary applies to Dr. Woody Myers whoses chances of defeating Andre Carson in this primary are very good already.
Andre Carson had better endorse Barack Obama now because if he stays in the Clinton camp with Senator Even Bayhe the Barack Obama voters are going to electrocute Carson when they pull the handle in the voter booth on May 6th, 2008.
Carson is probably an Obama supporter, but he’s financed by pro-Clinton Indiana Democrats right now, and he is trying to sit on a fencepost until he hopes he gets elected to replace his grandma in congress next Tuesday.
March 28th, 2008 at 7:40 am
[...] I’m out of town today getting ready to meet with my accountant and vet out some tax issues. I really need to just have one job and be done with it. Either that or maybe the government should stop taking so much of my money, either way I’m out today, but I wanted to leave you with this thought about Indiana’s Super delegates. [...]
April 3rd, 2008 at 12:39 pm
Glad to see so many intelligent superdelegates in Indiana supporting Hillary Clinton. She has tons of progressive ideas, plans to implement them and how to pay for them. Green energy, tons of jobs, incentives for businesses to keep good paying jobs in US, cut tax breaks for outsourcing, inner city rail, renewable energy, universal health care that everyone will have to pay into-so no one gets a free ride at the hospital and the rest of us end up paying for it. Go listen to her talk if you don’t believe me.
The responsibility of the SuperDelegates by the way is to ensure the best qualified person gets the nomination in the event a candidate like Obama whose only claim to fame is Republican states with caucuses that disenfrachinse voters, are ripe for fraud which they have done and intimidation. If you have to cheat you must not be very good. And I would never vote for anyone who sat in the pews of a church for 20 years while their Reverend spewed racist, hateful and anti American remarks. Shame on anyone who condones this.
April 10th, 2008 at 12:34 pm
I agree, that you should never vote for anyone who sat in the pews of a church or in a barn either while the leader, Preacher, or hooded kkk grand master spewed racist, hateful and anti American remarks. Can you imagine the news media taking anything out of context? How many people have not asked God to damn something in life? I’m sure the Clinton’s discussed politics and if the ideas Hillary had while Bill was in office were plausable we would not be having this discussion now.
April 14th, 2008 at 11:32 am
Do actually believe Obama will help the small towns of Indiana after his snob remarks? He did not help small town Illinois.
April 14th, 2008 at 1:03 pm
Does anyone actually believe anything a politician says while they are campaigning? All that mumbo-jumbo is, is them saying what they think you want to hear (but what is the true meaning of ‘is’). A prime example is Bill Clinton talks about bringing manufacturing jobs back to the U.S. when he was the one who sent them away. Come on folks, get real.
April 15th, 2008 at 9:22 pm
I don’t have a crystal ball to see into the future. However, Hillary past has shown her lack of self-esteem by standing by her man. She also has not been held accountable for the 40 or was it 80 millions of dollars she spent on her Health Reform project when Bill was President. Oh! How soon we forget.
Obama’s remark was the truth and you can’t change it or dress it up. We can’t expect any elected official to make any drastic changes without making some type of changes ourselves. When was the last time you felt empowered or motivated to be apart of something that definitely will be in the history books?
April 30th, 2008 at 11:41 am
It’s really Interesting that Hillary’s campaign ran a TV spot in Valpo about a Magnet factory that provied parts for our nations Defence Dept., shutting down and moving to China (another division of this company in Anderson also moved). Hillary LIED and said it was Bush that Did this….NO NO NO it was in 1995 when Bill Clinton refused to stop this sale!!! Evan Bayh was the most vocal critic of Clintons at the Time. The Editorials’ flooded Valpo with the citizen outraged.
My question, why is Bayh covering for someone who backed NAFTRA and was their Staunchest Critic be LIEING FOR The CLINTON NOW!???!!
April 30th, 2008 at 12:30 pm
Karen – here is something to keep in mind. The premier lobbying group in the US (not AIPAC), comprised of the leaders in finance, industry, media, education, and senior government officials, has recently begun advocating a new strategy to generate positive public opinion towards globalization. Among their key concerns are the fact that the general public – average middle class workers – are seeing their jobs and financial security head oversees as wages stagnate, in the face of rising inflation and a higher cost of living.
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As a result, they have begun a new advocacy program that is designed to place globalization and it’s negative impacts sqaurely on the table, and to create a public impression that the ill effects will be countered by new policy that protects Americans. The goals of globalization remain unchanged, yet the public image has been slated to receive a re-work in order to maintain it’s support and to enable those who will implement it to remain in public favor.
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That’s the reason for the flip-flop. Elected officials and candidates who follow these policy advocations are making them a part of their platform in order to entice voters and to convince otherwise unaware citizens that real “change” towards retaining jobs and protecting family finances is on the table.
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The following two links are a brief example of the kinds of recommendations that are being made, in order to create a public impression that economic security of the US and its citizens is being enhanced, while continuing to engage in further and more indepth globalization strategies:
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http://www.cfr.org/publication/12519/finding_a_new_consensus_on_trade_and_globalization.html
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http://www.cfr.org/publication/13464/us_trade_policy_at_a_crossroads.html