So it looks like the popular vote means nothing to the Democratic Party. With all the talk of superdelegates and proportional distribution of delegates, it appears that no matter what the people decide, the party leadership is determined to give the nomination to Sen. Hilary Clinton, D-NY.
Of the 303 superdelegates that responded to the New York Times, 204 have committed to Mrs. Clinton.
In spite of all the work done by groups like the People for the American Way and MoveOn.org to stop any repetition of election stealing tactics of the last eight years, it looks like the Democratic leadership doesn't believe in fair elections.
American democracy is a myth. During the 70s, apathetic nonvoters frequently argued that one vote doesn't matter. These folks would argue that all politicians are crooked and elections don't matter. Unfortunately, the evidence is mounting that they were right.
If Sen. Barack Obama, D-IL, continues to win primaries and caucuses like Nebraska and Washington but loses the nomination to Mrs. Clinton anyway, it will take more than 40 years before people will believe in the system again. By that time, who knows what America will be.
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