Governor: Superdelegates should caucus in Dallas

Phil Bredesen -- superdelegate, Tennessee governor, and champion vacuum-lifter -- is pushing a new plan to ensure the Democratic National Convention doesn't sneak up on all of us in August with Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton still fighting it out.

Bredesen wants to hold a "superdelegate primary" in June. The details: all 795 superdelegates would don their tights and capes, gather in one spot and hear a final pitch from Clinton and Obama before casting their votes. (At this point in the primary calendar, superdelegates hold the key to either candidate getting the 2,025 delegates they need to officially declare victory.)

Bredesen is suggesting holding the proposed shindig in an "easily reachable city like Dallas."

Slate's Trailhead blog endorses the pick of Dallas, in part, because "the Dems can continue lavishing attention on a red state that has shown flashes of Democratic enthusiasm this year."

-Aman Batheja

Comments

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ooo, this is the first idea i've heard that makes any sense at all. the supers are going to decide the nomination anyway, and as far as i'm concerned the sooner we have a nominee, the better.

yea, supers, come to dallas!