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To: ManyMoose who wrote (67357)	5/21/2008 12:15:37 PM
From: DanD	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 542765

The only difference in the Democratic and Republican structure -- as far as I know -- is the superdelegates. Other than having two strong candidates that lots of people want to vote for that is. Dan D.

To: ManyMoose who wrote (67357)	5/21/2008 12:17:47 PM
From: biotech_bull	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 542765

ManyMoose, I didn't intend for this to go to a debate about left/right wing I am a middle of the road guy and really quite detached about this whole right/left wing debate.I was merely making an observation. I am interested in WHY the democrat party structured such a primary system Probably for the same reason the NCAA came up with the BCS!;-)

To: ManyMoose who wrote (67357)	5/21/2008 12:44:00 PM
From: JohnM	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 542765

I am interested in WHY the democrat party structured such a primary system as we now find ourselves embroiled in. I think there are only two differences between the Dem and the Rep primary system: superdelegates and proportional state counts. I'm not certain why or when the Dems moved to proportional representation. As for the superdelegate system, that came in the 80s. The concept was fairly decent but, after this primary season, one can see that any attempt to actually activate it, would seriously impair the party.