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SO THEN WHY DID YOU WANT TO WRAP IT ALL UP ON SUPER TUESDAY?
Bill Clinton says REAL DEMOCRATS want everyone to have a chance to vote.
How come on December 30th, Hillary Clinton said "It'll be over by February 5th." Was she hoping to deny all this fine states their rights?
How come on December 30th, Hillary Clinton said "It'll be over by February 5th." Was she hoping to deny all this fine states their rights?
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Where are Hillary's Calls for Edwards, Biden, Dodd, Kucinich, Gravel and Richardson to get back in race?
Hillary Clinton, great Democrat that she is, ought to be calling on her
party colleagues to get back in the race so that the people of North
Carolina, Indiana, Oregon, Montana and the rest of the states can have
their voices heard! It's just not fair that Oregonians can't vote for
Gravel! I blame Obama and his hatred for democracy.
Silly Obama supporters are suggesting that just because she can't win no matter what the voters decide, she should consider dropping out. But I'm with her that it would disenfranchise the voters whose votes won't make a difference! Thankfully, as she has pointed out, the voters don't actually matter anyways since the delegates they choose to represent them are not bound to follow their vote.
Yay Democracy!
Silly Obama supporters are suggesting that just because she can't win no matter what the voters decide, she should consider dropping out. But I'm with her that it would disenfranchise the voters whose votes won't make a difference! Thankfully, as she has pointed out, the voters don't actually matter anyways since the delegates they choose to represent them are not bound to follow their vote.
Yay Democracy!
FL and MI not going to be a factor
It’s time to be honest. The Florida and Michigan issue is not an issue for the Democratic nomination. It’s only an issue for the general election.
This election game started more than a year ago and everyone knew the rules of the game. I think everyone can agree that the rules ended up being pretty stupid and though it was a huge mistake, neither Senator Clinton or Senator Obama bothered to make a big fuss about the rules of the game in the past.
Why was that? Clinton probably assumed she would win no matter what. (Wrong) Obama might have thought it would never matter he was so behind (Wrong) Both of them didn’t want to offend Iowa or New Hampshire (Wrong and Right, Right and Wrong) or Nevada and South Carolina by fighting for another states early primary (Right and Wrong, Wrong and Right).
It’s disingenuous now for Clinton to be making the argument based on disenfranchisement because if she wants to be a leader, she should have taken a stand before she knew the results or knew she’d be far behind. At the same time, Obama should be a little more out there fighting for the rights of Florida and Michigan.
In the end though, as I said, everyone knew the rules of the game and everyone agreed to them. Given that, if seating Michigan and Florida’s delegates from essentially uncontested primaries gave Clinton a victory, that would be far worse for the party than even the Super Delegates a nominee who isn’t ahead in pledged delegates.
What does that mean? It means the Florida and Michigan delegates are only going to be seated if it doesn’t affect the outcome of the nomination. The Clinton campaign has basically acknowledged that they can’t win without Florida and Michigan. The Democrats can’t change their rules to take the nomination from the winner. So, Florida and Michigan just don’t matter.
That doesn't mean the voters of FL and MI won't be offended. The Dems should be figuring out ways to deal with this. Obama should be saying a lot more in favor of seating Michigan and Florida, he’s won, stop worrying. For the good of the party, Clinton and Obama should come to an agreement on Florida and Michigan, that includes Clinton dropping out of the race a week or two later.
This election game started more than a year ago and everyone knew the rules of the game. I think everyone can agree that the rules ended up being pretty stupid and though it was a huge mistake, neither Senator Clinton or Senator Obama bothered to make a big fuss about the rules of the game in the past.
Why was that? Clinton probably assumed she would win no matter what. (Wrong) Obama might have thought it would never matter he was so behind (Wrong) Both of them didn’t want to offend Iowa or New Hampshire (Wrong and Right, Right and Wrong) or Nevada and South Carolina by fighting for another states early primary (Right and Wrong, Wrong and Right).
It’s disingenuous now for Clinton to be making the argument based on disenfranchisement because if she wants to be a leader, she should have taken a stand before she knew the results or knew she’d be far behind. At the same time, Obama should be a little more out there fighting for the rights of Florida and Michigan.
In the end though, as I said, everyone knew the rules of the game and everyone agreed to them. Given that, if seating Michigan and Florida’s delegates from essentially uncontested primaries gave Clinton a victory, that would be far worse for the party than even the Super Delegates a nominee who isn’t ahead in pledged delegates.
What does that mean? It means the Florida and Michigan delegates are only going to be seated if it doesn’t affect the outcome of the nomination. The Clinton campaign has basically acknowledged that they can’t win without Florida and Michigan. The Democrats can’t change their rules to take the nomination from the winner. So, Florida and Michigan just don’t matter.
That doesn't mean the voters of FL and MI won't be offended. The Dems should be figuring out ways to deal with this. Obama should be saying a lot more in favor of seating Michigan and Florida, he’s won, stop worrying. For the good of the party, Clinton and Obama should come to an agreement on Florida and Michigan, that includes Clinton dropping out of the race a week or two later.
