Superdelegates get campaign cash
Many of the superdelegates who could well decide the Democratic presidential nominee have already been plied with campaign contributions by Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, a new study shows.
"While it would be unseemly for the candidates to hand out thousands of dollars to primary voters, or to the delegates pledged to represent the will of those voters, elected officials serving as superdelegates have received about $890,000 from Obama and Clinton in the form of campaign contributions over the last three years," the nonpartisan Center for Responsive Politics reported today.
About half the 800 superdelegates -- elected officials, party leaders, and others -- have committed to either Clinton or Obama, though they can change their minds until the convention.
Obama's political action committee has doled out more than $694,000 to superdelegates since 2005, the study found, and of the 81 who had announced their support for Obama, 34 had received donations totaling $228,000.
Clinton's political action committee has distributed about $195,000 to superdelegates, and only 13 of the 109 who had announced for her have received money, totaling about $95,000.
Oops - Backdoor Politics as Usual
Obama didn't quite cover up his trail, ah?
Democrat Candidates buying votes. I guess either of these two will do just about anything to get elected. Neither has the personal character to warrant holding the office of President
Why should there be such a thing as Super Delegates? It seems that such a system opens the door to corruption, doesn't it?
Now I know why I don't give my hard worked money to thesse people. Is there a law somewhere about buying your votes?
ths seems insane. Is there even a semblance of {democracy} here?
"democratic" vote purchase?
"one man one vote"?
Vox populi...?
I see no change, I see the same business as usual but in different clothing.
Wow, talk about a bias - payola is alive and well
Obama gave 228K to 34 people that have announced for him. That's an average of over $6700 per person. And Hillary gave 95K to 13 of those who announced for her. That's over $7300 per person. Wow. I'd have to have at least ten grand to vote for either of those clowns.
This may be legal but it reeks with the smell of kickbacks and corruption. It makes McCain's campaign finance legislation look very good. Perhaps it needs updating.
So much for democracy in action. Maybe this is why Hillary's campaign is cash poor now! I wondered where her $150 million campaign fund went.
Let's call it BRIBES
SO MUCH FOR ONE MAN ONE VOTE, TO SAY NOTHING ABOUT THE GRAFT...
Very unfair reporting and I'm not saying I'm for either. How could Hillary "dole out" funds since 2005 when she promised to remain just a Senator and was "not" considering running.
Let's be fair and honest about this!
I see no change, I see the same business as usual but in different clothing.
Just as Samuel Tilden said in 1876 - "the Presidency will go to the highest bidder...might as well just throw hold a raffle and pick the candiates name from a hat to pick the winner."
How Hypocritical from someone like Obama who is calling for a "new kind of politics" and end for the Lobbyist and special interest money roles in campaigns. He is not any better and is giving out TRIPLE money than Clinton. This is shameful for the American democracy and Democratic party.
As usual the Democrats are demonstrating just how crooked and evil they are. They hide all of this by attacking everyone else, so you are so busy watching the other people you do not see what they are doing. Kind of like the bill that Obama got passed under the wire today giving 0.07% of our GNP to the United Nations for the poor. You know how many poor will get any part of that money. The Dems complain about the cost of the war in Iraq because they want that money to spend.
Wow. Had no idea being a superdelegate could be so lucrative..... Guess you really can buy an election here!
Let's call it BRIBES
Of course, it all makes sense now! Bribing for votes still exists! Some things haven't changed at all.
Wow,
Politics as usual ---Obama for change --yeah right!! I am happy to see Ms. Clinton did not "dole out" as much as Mr. Obama.
GO HILLARY
Just as Samuel Tilden said in 1876 - "the Presidency will go to the highest bidder...might as well just throw hold a raffle and pick the candiates name from a hat to pick the winner."
What a surprise, politicians are all the same, Democrat or Republican, liberal or conservative, and regardless of their rhetoric, a snake is a snake is snake....
s. american politics from the socialists ,we shouldn't be suprised.
once we give them a licence they will steal and it's our fault for not fighting back wake up America.
They are contributions from PACs, not the campaigns nor the candidates, you incompetent reporter! Why make this direct assertion in your very first sentence? Well, you did so to deliberately convey an clear distortion of the facts to many people who don't have critical reading skills. What a jerk, Baf-Foon Rhee.
How is this different from bribery?
A vote for Obama is a vote for more of the same, as this study shows.
If that's not corruption, what is?
This is simply amazing to me. How disgusting. Well, that casts Hillary in a better light. Her hands aren't clean, but she is only about 28% of what Obama has thrown at the super delegates.
I am a republican who wants change too. I am excited about Obama. I want to vote for him. But it is crap like this that will probably just keep me home on election day.
Washington is an absurdity. It is perversion of what it is supposed to be.
And Republicans are the only dirty ones in the political arena....
To all of those people who said the election was stolen from algore, see here, your own party, the dems, use the electoral process in primaries. They just call them superdelegates.
So no matter how the popular vote goes, the superdelegates can change all of that and create another algore situation.
Your vote does not matter to the dems, only the superdelegates does.
Sounds like bribery to me. I thought that was illegal. Maybe Obama and Clinton should be arrested.
I'm surprised to see Mr. anti-lobbyist himself, Barack Obama, has spent three times as much money bribing superdelegates.
Who knew "change" and "hope for america" was so expensive?
Honestly, if this thing comes down to superdelegates tipping the scale against the popular vote, or controversies with delegates from Michigan and Florida being seated or not being seated, it will divide the Democratic party and turn off the much needed Independent voters in November.
I didn't think there was a way for the Democrats to screw this one up, but it looks like they're proving that they're more than capable of it.
Democracy at it's best!
this is disgusting! We need to take to the Democratic Party back...how did this Superdelegate business happen> My vote does not cont anymore.
Who save Elections are not bought and paid for! Democrats are as sleazy as Republicans, too bad neither party intends on confronting the FED... who's days are numbered once the American people fully understand how they have manipulated the sovereignty of the US and created the FED and INCOME TAX for one reason: Debt Slavery.
This whole "superdelegate" thing sounds like a pile of used food. How about the people voting? Why vote if it will be decided by them anyway? And why the HELL are the candidates PAYING them? If that doesn't sound like bribery, I don't know what does.GO OBAMA!
WE NEED A CHANGE ALRIGHT!!!
Buying votes right out inthe open! I am so sick of these people. Where the hell is my free lunch?? Why do the citizens
fund these bafoons? Hillbilly and Chauncy Gardener, and Big Mac...All the same. Tell me how did the Clintons become multi millionairs after being elected president?
What fools these sycophants ber!
This is government of the people, by the people, for the people? How is this different than a bribe?
This is what's wrong with government throughout this country. It's all professional politicians doing favors for each other, and never do the needs and desires of "the people" come into play.
This will continue, to the detriment of all in need, until everyone stops accepting this and - especially in the Democratic party - deluding themselves into thinking the politicians are dedicated to helping people.
There's where the corruption is.
legal bribery...this is what our free democratic system has become
I would like to see the documentation that supports these statements - and the sources of these 'facts' should be stated in this article - otherwise it should be viewed as fiction.
Oh Fantastic, paying for votes; I hear the sound track to Gomer Pyle in the background “surprise, surprise.” Here we go again and I wonder if our short memories are a blessing or our downfall.
- Honestly, what self-respecting and empowered woman can respect another woman who would “stand by her man” for 25 years of documented affairs? What message of empowerment and self respect does it send to our young men and women? Exactly how is this a step forward for the cause of women's empowerment? For the cause of the sanctity of marriage? Is it now the case that our society ends up referencing the grand example of how it should be done at home, at work and while in office?
- If we really owned the business, called the American Government” would we hire a senior executive that we knew couldn’t manage their own personal affairs and wasn’t willing to abide by full disclosure and accountability? Strange, how is it that you can’t get a job on Wall Street without disclosing your tax returns and investment holdings while it is the case that you can run for the highest political office and claim that the same information is private?
- It is said that where there is smoke there is fire; why is it that it seems that at least once a year an individual close to the Clinton’s seems to end up in Jail or pass away under curious circumstances?
- Would we really want a president that consistently refuses to sit for an open press interview?
- What could we learn from Plato’s Republic in that we get the governmental representation we deserve or that we demand? I wonder what would happen if we took a lesson from the French and shut down our local towns, cities and state governmental offices and took a stand for what we would like to see happen for the next 25 and 50 years.
Looks like OBAMA may have the edge here
it would seem to me that paying for a vote is unethical and illegal.
however I am not a judge nor a congressman so, if its ok with them
than Ill take 50k for my vote.
I'm an Obama supporter, and I find this action by both candidates to be really disappointing and disturbing. Although I realize that it's typical for established politicians to help downticket candidates through leadership PACs, it is very unseemly when those downticket Dems are also superdelegates.
This is yet one more reason why the Democratic party needs to seriously overhaul their nomination system. It's bad enough that no matter who winds up as the nominee will be stained by this nonsensical process.
What is wrong with this picture?
What a bunch of bullshit!
I am sick of all politicians. Vote out anyone in office.
No more incumbents. One time and you are out.
What a bunch of crap. How can we expect the average "Joe" to have an impact?
Money talks. This is something the Republicans would do.
Aha! Mr. Clean and Different Barack Obama not only has been plying superdelegates with campaign cash, this "upstart, spontaneous" campaign of his was actually secretly up and running in 2005, adeptly playing old style politics when he was planning a "newstyle" way of doing political business.
Can you spell D-U-P-L-I-C-I-T-Y, or H-Y-P-O-C-R-I-T-E? Or maybe POLITICS AS USUAL? But I doubt the truth will give any pause to the Obamorons so intent on his candidacy.
You are making a mountain out of a mole hill. There is nothing wrong with Hillary or Obama making campaign contributions to these elected officials. Their intentions are pure and that is what matters. They are not trying to influence the super delegates. They are helping those individuals out.
Tell me how these liberals--these change agents--these wonders are so awesome.
What a joke! Now you now why this conservative cop made a 12 song music CD that smacks these hypocrites! @
www.conservativemucionline.com
this is an unbelievable corruption of the democratic process. Even for the democrats, money talks...nothing has changed since the 18th century when cash was traded for favors on the Senate floor.
Incredible ... party nominees buying votes.
Who would have thunk it?
How can this be legal? What kind of a corrupt system have they put in place? I can't think of any reason payments to superdelegates could be justified. It is nothing more than bribery. This is a joke!
Like I've been saying for days
Follow the money.........money corrupts.
The fix is in
Are we buying votes here?
shocking, you mean they might be buying votes..........in america, I can't believe that.
No politician turns down a blank envelope with cash. "Show me the money"
Shouldn't this be illegal?
Money and politics!!! Who'd a thunk it? Wasn't McCain/Feingold supposed to eliminate corruptive cash from the process?
excellent. If true that's a great sign. It means he knows how to play the game and get things done.
It means he will not be a Jimmy Carter. Washington ate Jimmy alive.
No matter how good you are... you got to know how to work it. If you know how to work it... you know how to get to the point where you can stop it.
Thank you. This made me happy.
I'll point this out to all the people who keep fretting he is too goody goody to know how to work in the system. I know a number of democrat undecided voters who will think higher of Obama for this information.
Thank you again!
How the hell do you become a super delegate?
maximusinaustin
Remind me to mention this story to the next Democrat who touts the "purity" of their party and its candidates. This is the ultimate "special interest group" story.
Yessir, the U.S. government, the best government money can buy!
Looks like Obama has out thought the invincible machine (and started doing it some time ago.) The old Daley machine in Chicago knows all about "walking around money."
Give me a break! Stop the coruption and let the voters decide. Superdelegates are an insult to the average voter and they need to be removed from the equation. If Hillary wins the primary because of her dirty dealings with superdelegates, I will vote for mickey mouse in the general election. Hail Mickey.
I question the timing of the release of this information.
Stacy Harris
Publisher/Editor
Stacy's Music Row Report
www.countrymusicreport.com
The Democratic Culture of Corruption in grand display.
Seems like someone intent on changing the way of politics is sure good at some old school politickin'. Not that there's anything wrong with cutting checks to other campaigns, but some of the deity's supporters might be interested in seeing how their "small dollar" donations are greasing superdelegate campaigns.
Wow, Obaba has put up $694,000 since 2005. Where did he get the money in 2005, 2006 and 2007?
Why would this suprise us? The Democrats are such sleazy politicians. No morals means no values. I'm sick of it!!
and what happens to a super-delegate's campaign coffer when they retire from politix?...it becomes their personal bank account...sad - very sad
More of the same old ways from Obama who is suposed to represent change. He's just a politician like all the others! Wake up America!!!!
Who says You can't Buy votes?--LOL
Tell that too the Democrats! They invented it!
Wonder who got The Pasma screen TV ($10,000)--new car---morgtage paid?
What does this mean? Are the campaigns giving money for votes?
This could be a way cool method to rake in a personal fortune. First you get your law, wall
street or banking firm to donate mega bucks to a campaign. Then you get yourself appointed
a Superdelegate, and put the payback from either Clinton or Obama in your own pocket! Super!
With the courts, congress, and media all being in on the scam, and the elitists retaining control
of our Republic who's to care? We call it "Recycling the Green". The rest of us can just shut up,
sit down, and be quiet.
More of the same old ways from Obama who is suposed to represent change. He's just a politician like all the others! Wake up America!!!!
A bribe is a bribe is a bribe. Color it however you like, they are buying votes and that it bribery. These kinds of so-called contributions should be outlawed.
Surprise, hardly not. Politicians make up the laws that govern their own world. May God have mercy upon the soul that votes their conscience, for they will be broke at the end of the convention.
This about as sleazy as it gets, buying delegate votes. So much for campaign finance reform. This should be illegal!
This could be a way cool method to rake in a personal fortune. First you get your law, wall
street or banking firm to donate mega bucks to a campaign. Then you get yourself appointed
a Superdelegate, and put the payback from either Clinton or Obama in your own pocket! Super!
With the courts, congress, and media all being in on the scam, and the elitists retaining control
of our Republic who's to care? We call it "Recycling the Green". The rest of us can just shut up,
sit down, and be quiet.
the speculation, spin. propanganda,ect
believe nothing you hear and 1/2 what you see !
I'm amazed that this isn't illegal some how.
Interesting that Obama states that he won't allow lobbyists to influence him once he becomes president. However he is willing to "pay off" superdelegates to garner favor. If the media would take a deeper look at this guy instead of providing the public with "softball" coverage everyone would see he is the socialistic solution hoped for by those on the far left.
This is corrupt politics at its most base. It subverts the foundational premise of the American political system, that the people elect those in office, not a special elete, now known as superdelegates. And now these politically elete superdelegates are being bought with money. They're not even bothering with the pretext of a necessary over-riding philosophical concern of some kind. What "checks and balances" are in place in our system to correct for this? Will the Judiciary step in, in some form? The Supreme Court? Or do we all just pooh-pooh it along with the Media, and say, "That's what Democrats do because they understand democracy so much better than we do. If the Republicans really understood democracy, they'd do the same thing, wouldn't they?"
Hillary - can I spend the night in the Lincoln bedroom with Chealsea (and make Bill wach us) if I get to be a Super Delegate? Obama can I aks you a few questions soes I can get to be as smart as yous is. Me and my hommies will smoke some smokasses with you if we can be one of those Super Delegates. Cannzz we broh?
Funny that dems. have always complained that the GOP is driven by big money, smoke-filled back rooms, etc. - what do you have to say for yourselves now?
Yeah, but Hillary has more than twice the PAC money suport and contributionrs thatnJohn McCain, the next biggest PAC money campaign has. Obama has over 350,00 grassroots supporters contributing meager sums and the popular vote, he has repeatedly campaigned to change the nature of campaigning in America, while the others are mum or mumble some agreement so as not to look bad.
Hillary shouldn't be so darn cheap... yet she still leads among super delegates. Party politics costs money, and Barack is a wise investor if you ask me.
Looks like super delegates are the best delegates money can buy.
What a joke these Democrats are!
The best government money can buy!!!
Funny that dems. have always complained that the GOP is driven by big money, smoke-filled back rooms, etc. - what do you have to say for yourselves now?
How funny - I love seeing how the DEMs elect their leaders......either the peoples vote count or they do not. But hey - when you have a guy like Obama who has offered nothing real other than hope to solve the problems confronting us....and who admits to being a drug user...not a one time - I did not inhale ...but flaunting his usage is telling us all what double standards we set for him. If this was any other politician who would not even be in politics. But he is the great black hope - but honestly - there are real black politician who would do much better but did not have the fairytale story - which I commend and I have the highest regard for the achievements Obama has made in his life - but what message are we really sending to our kids. Drug usage is ok as long as you do not get caught. heck you might even become president. how many kids got arrested and have criminal records for what Obama has publically promoted and laugh at.
Democracy in action. Gotta love the system.
cant buy me love.... cant buy me love.................. treason
First!
This is REAL creepy
How funny - I love seeing how the DEMs elect their leaders......either the peoples vote count or they do not. But hey - when you have a guy like Obama who has offered nothing real other than hope to solve the problems confronting us....and who admits to being a drug user...not a one time - I did not inhale ...but flaunting his usage is telling us all what double standards we set for him. If this was any other politician who would not even be in politics. But he is the great black hope - but honestly - there are real black politician who would do much better but did not have the fairytale story - which I commend and I have the highest regard for the achievements Obama has made in his life - but what message are we really sending to our kids. Drug usage is ok as long as you do not get caught. heck you might even become president. how many kids got arrested and have criminal records for what Obama has publically promoted and laugh at.
I CANT BELEIVE THAT CANIDATES CAN BUY VOTES AND THAT IS ABOVE BOARD WHAT IS THIS COUNTRY COMING TO
Typical! Why would the average citizen think the democrats would just vote for the candidate. The average guy votes and thinks his vote will count. In reality the super morons carry the power and the candidate buys the votes needed to secure the win.
Sounds like the Daley run Chicago of the 60"s and other demo areas. Take Detroit area for instance where a few hundred thousand "votes" are cast by dead people or ones who have moved from the area.
Right on Demos. Keep it up because we know that is what you do. Must be that union shop training. You know where the union bosses live in multi-level
mansions and the blue collar guy has to pay a lot of dues but he/she lives in a row house.
Like Yakov Smironoff, the comedian, said WHAT A COUNTRY!
Ahhhhhhh, the best politicians money can buy......just what this country needs
This is just sooooooo wrong!
the truth is disgusting....as is most often the case with politicians
obama bought his, hillary earned hers..........check out Ron Paul
This is the first time that I am SICK of our system, completely and without remorse. We complain about the corruption in Russia, about the disjoint systems in Africa and the spoils involving elections in the Middle East. This aspect MUST be stopped NOW and at ANY COST. I am an INDEPENDENT after 30 years as a loyal Republican and then a more recent 15 years as a "change-of-heart" Democrat. Finally, I have given up on OUR PARTY SYSTEM! We have the technology to pursue and develope an absolute democratic system for free people, a system where each vote is a factor in selection our leaders in ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT. We must prevent the DIVISIVE NATURE OF OUR TWO-PARTY SYSTEM AND THE MELTDOWN THAT IS BEFORE US!!!!!!!
Where is the main street media? Isn't this a problem that needs 'the light of day'?
How Unamerican!
WHAT ELSE ARE THEY GOING TO GET BESIDES CASH? A POSITION IN THE GOVERNMENT? AMBASADOR TO SPAIN????
The next thing to check is how much money has been given by George Soros to the Obama Candidates, Soros is a very large supporter of Obama, probably feels he has him in his pocket. Soros is probably alos dropping funds in the hands of the superdelegates he wants to keep in the Obama camp. Cheapest buy there is for Delegates to the Dem convention
Wow, it sure shows that we have the best congress money can buy!
Nothings changes. Still buying votes! Shame.............
Hillary always was cheap! I felt sorry for her when she had to return the White House furniture!
That's crazy, most of these so-called super delegates all have plenty of money of their own. No wonder the budget is so tight.
These payments to Super delegates are nothing but BRIBES! Why do we as American's allow this to happen?
Corruption right out in the open for all to see and we just all turn away. I am disgusted. WE NEED TO CHANGE THIS SYSTEM!
Booo.. Shame on both of you. I still support Obama in this race. Hey Obama, you do not need to buy these people off- If they overturn the popular vote, the American people will rise to the occasion.
Lol. Yeah, the Dems will fight to keep special interests and big money from politics Lol!
boy, it's a good thing McCain/Finegold took all the money out of politics so the politicions can stay honest.
America has the politicians money can buy
Normally this would be called bribery, but what's new? This is very typical of the US government, if you can't bribe them, bomb them !!
I would think a lot more money goes to Super's then reported.
This is totally slimey. It's a bribe. If it's legal, the law MUST be changed. If it's illegal, there should be arrests made.
Consistent with being in the Progressive, Communist, Democrat party, you buy your votes from superdelegates instead of following the vote of your individual members. This party has done more to disenfranchise voters, on the right and left, than any other in the history of this country. This is almost likened to the elections in Iran, Russia or any other country ruled by the few. They concentrate the power at the top and tell the little people that they feel your pain as they shake you down. Thanks Howard Dean, George Soros et. al. for caring so much as to tell FL and MI dems. that their delegates will not be seated. You know what is good for the people, if we would only listen and be good sheep.
We have a system that is does not work because it’s populated by a selfish people. All of us are more concerned with our cable working and the temperature of the moment, as it regards to our comfort, then we are about an eternal truth, personal values or our own character - so how can we react to the world with a cognitive understanding of cause and effect.
So we stand stunned as the people around us are bought and sold through the acceptable methods of the day. With the world's media empires stirring the soup, the porridge is only too artificially flavored, just like everything else.
It should be illegal! This is the Democracy we want to impose on other nations....