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I think it is potentially troubling this weekend. In my opinion, there is absolutely not one leg to stand on for Clinton’s Michigan argument. She is quoted directly saying the primary “won’t count for anything”, prior to it happening. Then afterwards, “clarifying” (lying) by saying that “in terms of delegates, the contest won’t count for anything”. This to of course, further push the troubled popular vote myth…
Well, because Obama is trying to be magnanimous, and trying to appease Clinton voters he reportedly is willing to accept concessions in Michigan. She is going to get a delegate advantage from a contest where no one else was on the ballot. To me that is insane and blatantly unfair. I get the Obama strategy of being the more gracious, but I think its problematic.
Mainly, because Hill’s won’t accept even an extremely unfair ruling in her favor. Her camp is pushing for 100% of Michigan’s delegates to be seated, for Obama to get 0 delegates. So the primary that in her own words “won’t count for anything.” And from her own clarification “I was referring to delegates, it would not count in terms of delegates”… Her proposal for Saturday is for her to net an 80+ delegate advantage from this contest, despite no one else campaigning or being an option on the ballot…
Now that sounds bad enough, its almost like a comic-book villain’s plan already- but it gets a lot better… So if somehow the earth stopped rotating, and people decided- hey that is a good idea… Seating the entire Michigan delegates that voted for her 100%, giving Obama 0 delegates, and counting Florida 100% and distributing as they voted– if all that transpired, she would get within 70 pledged delegates.
Wait, so in this unthinkable plan, that only a cartoon character villain could come up with, even with this ludicrous plan- she still loses?
YES! Except, well now we get to this mythic “popular vote”. And the comparisons she has made between Michigan and Florida and the Civil Rights Movement. Women’s suffrage…
So let’s walk-through what is going to be presented Saturday- Obama and all candidates that obeyed the rules should be penalized severaly, in fact Michigan should give one candidate a larger advantage then any other state in the country. Neither state should have any penalty for violating the rules. It is crucial every vote is counted, to reflect the sacred voters rights and the will of the people. Such that we can take these new numbers, and make a more compelling case to the “super” people to overturn the results of the 57 contests and there allocation of delegates! And just for fun, the two “states” that will impose this popular vote mandate for Hill’s are Puerto Rico (doesn’t vote in the general election), and Michigan (only had her name on the ballot).
Stranger then fiction…