Comments on: Clinton Snags Unlikely D.C. Delegate Slot

By: jakester

jakester — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 23:41:27 +0000

Well, as Hillary likes to say, it’s not too late for any delegate, super or otherwise, to change his or her mind! Hopefully that happens with Mr. Thomas…

MaryAnn, sorry it wasn’t you! Glad you corrected the record…

By: MaryAnn Miller

MaryAnn Miller — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 22:44:54 +0000

Below is the email i received from Mike after the posting above.

MaryAnn,

I apologize sincerely. I relied on a source that I usually trust to be correct. That is no excuse for not double checking with you. I have corrected the posting.

Mike DeBonis

By: Mike Panetta

Mike Panetta — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 22:26:52 +0000

Your quote from Harry is correct from Thursday, my comment is based upon a conversation I had with one of his staffers two days before (on Tuesday) that he had “heard from his constituents” and was now supporting Obama. It’s mixed signals and that’s causing some confusion.

By: Mike DeBonis

Mike DeBonis — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 21:49:41 +0000

My apologies, MaryAnn. I relied on a source I should have double checked. I have fixed it.

By: MaryAnn Miller

MaryAnn Miller — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 21:31:15 +0000

Mike I don’t know where you got your information from, you are absolutely wrong. I am not and have never been a Clinton supporter. You were duped by some liars involved in labeling me as such in order to undermine my campaign. If you care to check your facts, you will find that i have been contributing to Obama for President for many, many months–i just never publicly announced my support because as the CoChair of the of the DCDSC Pre-Primary Caucus and other DCDSC activities I was required to remain nuetral. I am proud to have been an Obama supporter and i’m very aware of the fact that he won over 75% of the vote in DC. It was a resounding victory!
He carried every Ward and every precinct in the District. The turnout in Ward 3 was 51.59% the highest in the City. 62% of Ward 3 voted overwhelmingly in support of Senator Barack Obama to Senator Clinton’s 36%. I was most definitely one of the 62%.
MaryAnn Miller

By: Bubba

Bubba — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 00:39:50 +0000

Harry Thomas, Jr is a horrible councilmember. I lived in Ward 5 last year and tried to contact his office many times through phone and email about problems with non-compliance with recycling laws, garbage on the streets and the uselessness of the street sweepers (they would drive around without even putting the bristles down). I never once was able to talk to anyone or even get a response that they received my emails or phone calls or anything. He’s useless and it is no surprise to me that he commited this stunt.

Miriam Sapiro is or was, not sure if she retired or left or is still there, a lawyer at the State Department. She has also been an adjunct faculty member at Georgetown Law. I took a class from her last year.

By: John Capozzi

John Capozzi — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 16:17:42 +0000

The vote totals are difficult to understand, since each State Committee member could vote for 2 people. I hope that the blog will feature how each member of the Committee voted and the total number of State Committee members who voted. This would make the results clearer.

By: Mike DeBonis

Mike DeBonis — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 15:24:50 +0000

Well, Mike, the quote above from Thomas—”I haven’t changed”—is from last night. Are you saying he’s changed his mind in the last 12 hours?

By: Mike Panetta

Mike Panetta — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 13:32:41 +0000

From what I hear Harry is actually supporting Obama now, but I haven’t seen anything public. You may want to follow up with his office and get something quotable on that.

By: KCinDC

KCinDC — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 13:32:32 +0000

Michael, the PLEOs are not superdelegates. They're pledged. DC has 15 pledged delegates and 24 unpledged delegates (superdelegates). There are lots of superdelegates because lots of DNC members happen to live in DC, and lots of those are Clinton supporters. You can see the list here.

By: Michael J. West

Michael J. West — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 13:24:32 +0000

How many superdelegates does the district have? The two PLEOs are Obama, as is one add-on delegate; the other is Clinton. That’s 3 out of 4 for Obama, which seems about right. Are there more than 4, though?