How To Buy an Election Via The DNC

[Psycho4Bud]

Superdelegate loyalty linked to donations?

WASHINGTON â?? When Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill endorsed Illinois Sen. Barack Obama, she said she'd found a candidate who "gives us a reason to believe again."

Obama believed in her, too, donating $10,000 from his political-action committee (PAC) to McCaskill's 2006 campaign. She received nothing from the PAC of New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton.

When California Rep. Doris Matsui endorsed Clinton, she said the former first lady had been "a consistent champion and friend" of Asian Americans. Clinton's PAC also had befriended Matsui, giving $5,000 to her campaign. Matsui received nothing from Obama's PAC.

McCaskill and Matsui are among the nearly 800 superdelegates who will have a big say in who heads the Democratic ticket this fall. While both women said the PAC contributions didn't influence their choice for president, a study by the Center for Responsive Politics concluded that campaign contributions have become a fairly reliable predictor of whose side a superdelegate will take.

If that's the case, it's good news for Obama. Since 2005, his PAC has donated $710,900 to superdelegates, more than three times as much as Clinton's PAC. Her PAC distributed $236,100 to superdelegates during the same time.

The study found that the presidential candidate who gave more money to the superdelegates received their endorsements 82 percent of the time. That's based on a review of elected officials who are serving as superdelegates and who had endorsed a candidate as of Feb. 25.
Politics | Superdelegate loyalty linked to donations? | Seattle Times Newspaper

And these are the people that are promoting "Change"........what a JOKE! IF I were part of the Dem party this would be VERY disturbing.

Have a good one!:s4:

Psycho4Bud Reviewed by Psycho4Bud on 04-01-2008. How To Buy an Election Via The DNC Superdelegate loyalty linked to donations? WASHINGTON â?? When Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill endorsed Illinois Sen. Barack Obama, she said she'd found a candidate who "gives us a reason to believe again." Obama believed in her, too, donating $10,000 from his political-action committee (PAC) to McCaskill's 2006 campaign. She received nothing from the PAC of New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton. When California Rep. Doris Matsui endorsed Clinton, she said the former first lady had been Rating: 5

[boaz]

Superdelegate loyalty linked to donations?

. . . If that's the case, it's good news for Obama. Since 2005, his PAC has donated $710,900 to superdelegates, more than three times as much as Clinton's PAC. Her PAC distributed $236,100 to superdelegates during the same time. . . .

that is surprising, i thought the Clintons were fairly shrewd investors . . . remember all the cash they made on those cattle futures back in the day . . . :abduct: