The turmoil over the Michigan and Florida delegates/elections continues and Hillary of course wants the delegates from the unofficial primaries already held in those two states to count AS IS!!!She flat out is saying the results of those elections were "fair!!!!" How is it fair when in Michigan you only had Hillary on the ballot with "uncommitted." Voting for "uncommitted" isn't voting for Barack Obama, those votes don't count toward Obama, it simply means you're voting, "unsure."
Hillary calling her Michigan win "fair" is like the old Soviet Communist Party calling the elections of their leaders as "fair" when they were the only choice on the ballot!!! Now don't get me wrong, I'm not accusing her of being a communist, I'm just saying that it is irresponsible and unscrupulous to say that the Michigan election was fair.
The same goes for Florida but to a lesser degree, no one campaigned there and everyone knew that the results wouldn't count so how many people just stayed home rather than vote? How do we know for sure that Hillary would have won if it was a legitimate election and even if she still would have won, how do we know that her margin of victory wouldn't have been less thus giving Obama more delegates than he "gained" in the unofficial election? That is an important point and valid issue to raise as every vote/delegate counts in this tight race.
As you regular readers know, I am first and foremost advocating holding Michigan and Florida accountable for their own actions for breaking the rules. They knew the consequences by moving ahead with their unsanctioned elections. However, all that being said the only way that these two states should be able to seat delegates at the convention should be via a revote but how the particulars of that vote are ironed out remains to be seen.
One thing is sure, it must be fair across the board. I have heard some talk of Hillary surrogates Senator Bill Nelson of Florida and Gov. Ed Rendell of Pennsylvania saying that they'd raise the necessary money. That seems a little questionable as the money would be coming from just one side, it seems to leave too much room for bias. Perhaps that's not a big issue but it seems to me that to avoid any hint of bias toward either campaign, it should be either paid by the states of Michigan and Florida or by the Democratic National Party.
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5 comments:
She desparately wants to be our president. Her next argument will be that she should be the Democratic nominee because.....she is the seniority party member. Just imagine what she would do if she has the power in her hand. Be very afraid for the future of our country!
Ugh... I almost hate her as much as W! Cenk Uygur really describes her campaign.
Anonymous:
Indeed. She's scares the bejesus out of me. Her willingness to do anything to win is a HUGE warning sign to me and I don't see why it isn't for others.
T&A:
That is a great description!! Thanks for the link brother.
This whole thing is becoming such a colossal mess!
The concern of anything having to do with voting ought wholly to be What happens if there's a really close vote/election?
The Democrat Central Committee managed to alienate Florida and Michigan voters in the first place by disenfranchising their delegates.
Now, if there's a revote [which I agree is what needs to happen], the voters in Florida and Michigan are going to be partial to Hillary who was more participitory in the unsactioned primary than Obama, who obeyed the rulings.
Truly, the Clintons are a disgrace. While I expect that Obama will get the nomination, Hillary's dastardly campaign may cost Obama dearly in the general election. Damn the Clintons!
Tom:
The Clinton's are sad and I just don't understand why they are doing this? Except to say that they are blinded by the lust for power. They clearly believe that the end justifies the means.
They have become the height of arrogance. They are embarrassing themselves with this selfishness and the real tragedy is that they are making the Dem Party and the country look bad too.
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