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If you want evidence for the supposition that if the situation were reversed, Obama supporters would demand a roll call vote, all you have to do is look at the history of their rivalry. Back in March and April when Hillary had the superdelegate lead, Obama supporters consistently warned - I'd say the tone was closer to 'threatened' - that it would be a travesty if Hillary won by a parliamentary move that would sway superdelegates to her side in contrast to the elected delegates and popular vote. Once Hillary won the popular vote and Obama the nomination, that argument went strangely silent. And now, these same people are attacking the argument that the nomination ought to be decided more democratically.
I'm not arguing for either side, and let's make it clear that Obama has won fair and square, but there's something very disingenuous about the Obama argument here. The bulk of his supporters have never argued for him on principle, only on desired outcome. The lazy analysis in this post is just the latest example.
