Here is a video of John Harwood interviewing her in her DC office. She makes it clear that superdelegates will break for Hillary, that the campaign truly believes the Wright controversy is relevant and will use it, that there are many ways to choose a nominee...that we need to look not only at delegates....but get this:
She is using the meme that we must also look at the popular vote, but especially in the end...
the electoral vote.To the latter two I say bull hockey. The nominee will be chosen by the delegate count, the Clinton campaign does not get to rewrite the rules like that.
It is amazing how smoothly they have the words down pat. They speak so naturally of how we will choose our nominee by electoral votes.
This interview blew my mind.
Video:
Florida Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz On Being Clinton Super-DRep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz of Florida, a rising Democratic star in the House of Representatives, has been a stalwart supporter of Hillary Rodham Clinton throughout the presidential primary campaign.
But that role has gotten increasingly tough to play as Barack Obama has built leads in pledged delegates, states won, and fund-raising.
Moreover, Obama has been making up ground in the all-important category of uncommitted "super-delegates", the Democratic political figures who either candidate will ultimately need to get across the nomination finish line. Wasserman Schultz is one of them, and is trying to persuade Congressional colleagues who haven't stated a position to stay off the Obama bandwagon.
I talked to her in her Capitol office today, just before she departed with her three gorgeous young children for a Democratic political retreat on the Maryland Eastern Shore.
They surely don't publicize those yearly retreats much, do they?
Amazing, Debbie. Now we must look at the electoral votes to choose our nominee.
