Lieberman Disqualified as Super Delegate #
This is about the machinations of Democratic party politics, so don’t tell me I didn’t warn you. Having said that, I found this very interesting (emphasis mine).
“Thanks to Zell Miller, there is a rule to deal with Joe Lieberman,” reports Mark Pazniokas of the Hartford Courant. “Lieberman’s endorsement of Republican John McCain disqualifies him as a super-delegate to the Democratic National Convention under what is informally known as the Zell Miller rule, according to Democratic State Chairwoman Nancy DiNardo. Miller, then a Democratic senator from Georgia, not only endorsed Republican George Bush four years ago, but he delivered a vitriolic attack on Democrat John Kerry at the Republican National Convention. The Democrats responded with a rule disqualifying any Democrat who crosses the aisle from being a super delegate.”