What would have happened if Dean and DNC had properly handled Michigan and Florida
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If the DNC and Dean had properly handled the problem with Michigan and Florida it would have been resolved several months ago. BUT THEY DID NOT.
Instead, they have relied on the candidates to agree on what to do, which will never happen.
This has changed the entire outcome of the election. Clinton would have won both states - with or without Obama's name on the ballot. It would have been a bigger victory for her if they had campaigned.
She would have had the momentum. She would have picked up the early endorsements and both super and pledged delegates and she would have picked up the contributions and most of all she would have had a strong lead in the popular vote and delegates. Obama would never have caught up with her.
The fact is the rule only calls for 50% being unseated. Not 100%. The rule is bad and should never have suppressed even one vote - but 100% changed the outcome of the election and cheated Clinton out of her lead and possibly millions of voters from all 50 states out of their candidate.
The groundwork to correct this problem was set by Dean 18 months ago. It is ridiculous that it is now very near the end of the campaign and one of the candidates (Obama) has been given the power to all but shut down any way for Michigan and Florida's voters to be heard.
This has punished not only Michigan and Florida voters who DID NOT violate any rule but all voters from all states along with candidates. The only ones it did not punish were those officials who violated the timing rules and pushed the dates ahead without any concern for their constituency.
This whole situation has favored Obama as stated by Axelrod on MSNBC and CNN. He said they were not going to do anything to count the vote in either state because it would hurt his candidate. So much for Obama's concern with the citizens of this country.
Instead, they have relied on the candidates to agree on what to do, which will never happen.
This has changed the entire outcome of the election. Clinton would have won both states - with or without Obama's name on the ballot. It would have been a bigger victory for her if they had campaigned.
She would have had the momentum. She would have picked up the early endorsements and both super and pledged delegates and she would have picked up the contributions and most of all she would have had a strong lead in the popular vote and delegates. Obama would never have caught up with her.
The fact is the rule only calls for 50% being unseated. Not 100%. The rule is bad and should never have suppressed even one vote - but 100% changed the outcome of the election and cheated Clinton out of her lead and possibly millions of voters from all 50 states out of their candidate.
The groundwork to correct this problem was set by Dean 18 months ago. It is ridiculous that it is now very near the end of the campaign and one of the candidates (Obama) has been given the power to all but shut down any way for Michigan and Florida's voters to be heard.
This has punished not only Michigan and Florida voters who DID NOT violate any rule but all voters from all states along with candidates. The only ones it did not punish were those officials who violated the timing rules and pushed the dates ahead without any concern for their constituency.
This whole situation has favored Obama as stated by Axelrod on MSNBC and CNN. He said they were not going to do anything to count the vote in either state because it would hurt his candidate. So much for Obama's concern with the citizens of this country.
I see Hillary picked up 2 supers today.
Keep the faith - they will change their endorsements by August. Even if he hits their magic number.
Does not Obama agree to do the same thing?
But you know what, I have never heard him say it.
I think this is being handled absolutely correctly, and *nothing* has changed in the DNC position throughout the campaign.
The DNC position is the same as it was before we had any of this mess, and seeing as FL and MI were trying to have undue influence its entirely appropriate for us all to wait until the other 48 states have their say before we decide what to do about FL & MI.
Everyone needs to cool down about FL and MI - Clinton herself would be saying the same thing if it wasn't for the political opportunity this conflict has given her.