FeedsJenny Greenleaf (OR DNC) Releases Statement on Her Superdelegate Status
Jenny Greenleaf, Oregon DNC member, has issued a statement on her status as a superdelegate. From the comments of an OpenLeft diary on Uncommitted Superdelegates (emphasis mine):
It's like the ref taking sides in the middle of the gameAs a party officer in Oregon, I can't take sides. My job right now is to be welcoming and helpful to both campaigns. Much like the DNC officers can't take sides, state party officers shouldn't either until after their primaries/caucuses. (Note: Oregon is unusual in that the elected DNC members are official party officers named in the bylaws. This is not the case in most states.)
I'd like this to all be over as much as the rest of you, but for states that haven't had primaries yet, you'd be disenfranchising voters who haven't had a chance to make a meaningful primary vote in 40 years. Do you really want to do that?
The protracted primary season definitely has its downside, but there are upsides too. People in Oregon are really excited and we're registering voters like crazy. We recently flipped one of the important Portland suburban counties from a Republican to Democrat edge in registration.
So, while the negativity is disturbing and ugly, all the organizing is fantastic. I just want everyone to get ready to sing Kumbaya in June.
So, fire away. I'm still not going to endorse until after the Oregon primary. But you can write to me here:
jenny - at - dpo - dot - org
Later, she followed up with her thoughts on the uncharted waters we all are sailing through:
We're all in new territoryWhat this process has exposed is how even though there are lots of rules, we really have a pretty screwed up process for selecting a nominee. Works great as long as there's consensus, but in a very contested race, not so much.
I am also amused that many of the calls for "end this now" come from folks in states that voted months ago. We just want our turn in the sun. It may not happen again for another 40 years.
As a DNC member, I hope to engage my fellow members in trying to come up with a better system for next time, but it's a really hard problem. To really fix it, we'll need to get agreement from the DNC, the RNC, 100 state parties, and 50 state legislatures. What do you think the chances are of that happening anytime soon?
What are your thoughts on these comments. It's good to know what she thinks, although I imagine people would have hoped for her to just pick one (but she rebuts that argument). I really like her point about registration. With people registering like crazy and party machines kicking up, it'll help us up-and-down the ticket.
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Comments from site editors have a darker background than comments from everybody else.Great comments, Jenny.
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Earlier this year I remember Barack Obama preaching that all voices must be heard, that all voters count, etc.
Yet Senator Obama is the greatest benefactor in NOT counting the individual votes, in NOT allowing the will of the voters be heard and accounted for.
The Democrat party is fixed - they don't even care about their own voters.
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Right. Just keep on believing that.
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Hey....cool it with the grandiose words!
I commented on a blog, just like the rest of you. "Releasing a statement" makes it sound way too important.
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Ha ha- perhaps. I just don't know if "posts blog statement" is as striking.
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