Seriously, it's over. The Clinton campaign needs to stop moving the goal posts. It used to be about big states, that is until they realized he won Virginia, Georgia, Illinois, and North Carolina. It was about swing states, until they realized he won Missouri, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, and Colorado. It was about Senator Obama not being able to get "white Americans, hard working Americans," until they realized that he won Alaska, Idaho, Maine, Wyoming, Vermont, and Utah. It was about him not being able to win the General Election, until the Electoral College map actually showed him with a lead as great as 343-195 over McCain. It was about superdelegates, until they all started going with Senator Obama as well. It is now about changing the rules (i.e., Florida and Michigan) and the popular vote.
First and foremost, Obama clearly is a better campaigner and considering there was no campaigning in Florida and Michigan, you can't accept the results. In addition, Obama's name wasn't even on the ballot in Michigan. Finally, thousands of people stayed home in these states because they were told the election wouldn't count. Talk about being disenfranchised. For all of these reasons, these states votes can't count. Seating the delegates in these two states that broke the rules at best should be 50-50.
In regards to the popular vote, it is impossible to estimate the number of people who participated in the caucus states. In addition, if these states were primaries, Obama would have an even higher popular vote tally. So, even disregarding that this is a race for delegates, the popular vote needs to be put into context.
The race is over. God bless America and the Democratic Party electorate for finally getting it right.
First and foremost, Obama clearly is a better campaigner and considering there was no campaigning in Florida and Michigan, you can't accept the results. In addition, Obama's name wasn't even on the ballot in Michigan. Finally, thousands of people stayed home in these states because they were told the election wouldn't count. Talk about being disenfranchised. For all of these reasons, these states votes can't count. Seating the delegates in these two states that broke the rules at best should be 50-50.
In regards to the popular vote, it is impossible to estimate the number of people who participated in the caucus states. In addition, if these states were primaries, Obama would have an even higher popular vote tally. So, even disregarding that this is a race for delegates, the popular vote needs to be put into context.
The race is over. God bless America and the Democratic Party electorate for finally getting it right.
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