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Nixon: A man of Courage

April 30, 2008

Jefferson City – The Democratic duel for the presidential nomination has become a shadow primary race for the support of hundreds of the Democrat party’s elite members, the superdelegates. With fewer than 100 delegates separating Sens. Clinton and Obama, the party’s superdelegates are garnering a great deal of attention because each superdelegate’s vote is now the equivalent of about 10,000 Democratic voters.

Neither Obama nor Clinton can get to 2,024 pledged delegates needed to win the nomination between now and the last primaries on June 3 in Montana and South Dakota. Howard Dean continues to plead with the unannounced superdelegates to make their choice known before then; he would like to avoid “demoralizing” Democrats with a drawn-out fight between Clinton and Obama. Yet, Jay Nixon remains silent.

“This should be troubling to the people of Missouri,” said Tina Hervey, communications director. With the critical question of who the Democrats are going to make their nominee for president, why is Nixon declining to share with Missouri voters who he supports and why? If the people of Missouri were to trust his judgment enough to elect him Governor, wouldn’t it be beneficial to see him make a decision that has a direct impact on the future of the country before Election Day? “Is it too much to ask to see the democratic gubernatorial candidate use his backbone, make a decision, and not wait until the decision is made for him?” Hervey said.

Republicans and most Democrats understand that political courage isn’t something Nixon is known for so we won’t hold our breath waiting for him to prove us wrong.