How Hillary Changes Reality
From the AFP:
Clinton insisted that the race might well change on May 31 if, at a meeting of the Democratic National Committee's rules committee, she regains the delegates she lost when primary results in Florida and Michigan were voided.Sorry, Hillary, but those votes were NOT legitimate. They voted out of turn, AGAINST the rules of the DNC, and doing so voided their votes. End of story.
"And this is really about fundamental fairness in recognizing the legitimate votes of two important states that Democrats have to try to win in November," she said, after the two states were punished for holding their votes early.
Further, unlike the other two candidates who took their names OFF the ballot in Michigan (it was too late to do so in Florida), Hillary kept hers ON the ballot, again AGAINST DNC rules. Just for that, Hillary should be disqualified. She simply thinks she is ABOVE the rules and regulations of her party because she's HILLARY.
1 comment:
She adopts "will of the people" rhetoric then switches it off at her convenience. For example, she claimed that if the Democratic Party followed the rules of the Republican Party, she'd already be the nominee. I'm not sure what she meant by that. On the one hand, the Repubs don't have superdelegates, which are what she's been banking on. On the other hand, a winner-take-all system like that of the Republicans may indeed have benefitted her, but not because it better reflects the public will.
Personally, I would not be opposed to holding new primaries in Florida and Michigan. I'm sure the voters there are upset, having been punished for the incompetence of party officials, and they may take it out on the Democrats this fall by supporting McCain. But the DNC has already rejected the idea of a revote. Therefore, Hillary has no ground to stand on with her "will of the people" rhetoric--simply giving her the delegates for those states would not be a fair representation of what the voters think.
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