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McAullife on MTP
Cross posted at The Ward Report.
The Clintons campaign manager Terry McAuliffe was on Meet the Press today and laid out the Clintons best case to be the nominee.
McAuliffe argued with a straight face that by June 3, if you count the votes of states were Obama was not on the ballot and did not campaign, Hillary will lose by 100,000 votes, and having lost must be the parties nominee. Delegates, super or othewise, do not count.
When this is the Clintons best case to stay in the race, why shouldn't we believe they are now motivated by malice?
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Obama was not on the ballot in MI but he was on the ballot in FL.
No matter, Terry said that when you included the original results, meaning the entire pop. vote in MI and FL, and the remaining states, Hillary would have the pop. vote lead.
He said the Clinton campaign would be willing to except a deal in which only half the delegates are seated.
What he didn't agree to is that the pop. votes in those states would not count.
They can't win the delegate count.
They want to move the discussion to pop.vote to make their case.
The pop. vote cannot and should not be certified under any circumstances.
Even if they decide to seat half the delegates, the pop. vote must remain nullified.
May 11, 2008 3:28 PM | Reply | Permalink
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