Letters to the Editor
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Superdelegates are in a predicament
It is not surprising that the superdelegates don't like the position they are in. Voters do hold it against politicians when they vote against a preferred candidate. For instance, I am very disappointed in Ted Kennedy, Kerry, Bill Richardson and others who have stepped out for Obama because I truly believe that Hillary outshines him in every way. As for Bill Richardson, my feeling that he is a snake is not likely to go away though I can forgive Ted Kennedy because of his past voting record. I usually agree with the latter on everything and he is something of an icon. As for Kerry, he turned me off when he let the Swiftboaters blow him out of the water day after day. To vote one way or the other is going to make many enemies.
The lesson to be learned from all this: Democrats desperately need to change their method of picking a nominee. Let's get rid of the caucuses and have several national primaries which include a number of states rather than allow Iowa to select out a viable candidate. It gave us Kerry and now Obama who is every bit as vulnerable, if not more so, than Kerry.