Count the votes

03/24/08

Permalink 01:55:32 pm, by Roulette Email , 338 words, 44 views   English (US)
Categories: Political BS

Count the votes

Hillary has been pushing for the primary elections in Florida and Michigan to count. She says it's important that their voice is heard, and that those people get to have their say matter.

That's an interesting position for her. It opens her up to a number of not so obvious points. If any of the pundits took their heads out of their ass long enough to realize it, it would be a clear death kneel for her candidacy.

First, she's focusing on making sure they count because it's the democratic thing to do. We don't want to disenfranchise them. However, the rest of her campaign is focused on making sure the rest of the countries votes do NOT count. Obama has the popular vote, the delegate count, and the state count. The majority of the country has spoken, and they didn't choose Hillary.

Second, she didn't get on this high horse until after Super Tuesday. If she had made these points early on, that would be ok. But she didn't. She decided that she needed a LOT of help to even make it close, and this would go her way. She's clearly making the point that she's willing to support anything if it gets her elected.

Third, she doesn't want a re-vote. She's begrudgingly willing to consider it, but she really wants the current vote to stand. She's been fighting for that because she wins big that way. She's let it leak out that she may be open to other options, but the vote standing is her clear preference. Again, understandable because it helps her win, but it's two faced because it's equally obvious that she wouldn't do the same if the vote was against her.

It all adds up to the same thing. She's lost, and unwilling to admit it. She's willing to stoop to any level to change the results of the primaries. Even if I supported her, I would draw the line here. I don't want a candidate that is willing to use those tactics.

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Comment from: u235 [Member] Email
I think it's always been clear that she'd do anything necessary (and I'd like to believe legal) to win. It's fascinating really, no matter what the viewpoint, that for once - every state's vote has mattered, even those after Super Tuesday.

I think Florida and Michigan tried to make the case that if you don't vote first it doesn't matter... Instead they wound up proving otherwise.
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