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Originally Posted by dubman
it already fundamentally doesnt make sense to count votes from a state that doesnt have the main opposition LISTED ON THE BALLOT.
and the fact that both candidates were just fine about it, something some outlets are FINALLY reminding everyone of, makes hillary look really cynical now that she's waxing about "the people's voice" being ignored.
it's so dumb i still dont really know how anyone can stump for this logically without getting shut down in less than 30 seconds.
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I know that I'm eating a bit of crow on the subject. In an old thread here when the issue was first raised, I said that it would never stick because it's so blatantly wrong on every level. I figured everyone would see that it's not appropriate to change the rules at the end of the game, and that you can't call the results of a contest where only one of the two candidates even played accurate. But here we are, having to hold our breath to wait and see what the DNC rules at the end of the month.
Although, I'm sticking to my guns - there's no way they can award Hillary all of the delegates from Michigan and give Obama none. It would be unfair first of all, but more importantly as far as they're probably concerned, it would be a huge political mistake. Can you imagine the backlash of African American voters against the Democratic Party if they set in motion a series of events that stripped the nomination away from a black candidate
after he's won the majority of pledged delegates? That would be a cut straight to the core of the Democratic base. I can't imagine it happening - but then I also can't understand how anyone can still support Hillary Clinton, and clearly many people do.
