{"id":12603,"date":"2008-03-12T15:50:05","date_gmt":"2008-03-12T22:50:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp\/2008\/03\/12\/making-your-electoral-bed-and-sleeping-in-it.html"},"modified":"2008-03-12T15:50:05","modified_gmt":"2008-03-12T22:50:05","slug":"making_your_electoral_bed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2008\/03\/12\/making_your_electoral_bed.html","title":{"rendered":"Making your electoral bed and sleeping in it"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Given that Hillary Clinton “won” both the Florida and Michigan primaries, it’s not surprising she’s leading the bandwagon of either accepting their results, or holding a re-vote<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton weighed in today on the dilemma of disputed primaries in Michigan and Florida, arguing that their delegations should be seated at the Democratic convention unless the two states hold new primaries.<\/p>\n

“Honor the results or hold new primary elections,” she said. “I don’t see any other solutions that are fair and honor the commitment that two and a half million voters made in the Democratic primaries in those two states.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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No, “fair” is setting the Florida and Michigan Democrats on their local party leadership who moved up their primaries even though they were told repeatedly by the DNC that they would not count if they did so.<\/em> <\/p>\n

To come out now and push for the results to be counted would not only be absurd, but grossly unfair, since Obama took his name off of the Michigan ballot and didn’t campaign in Florida. And, as BD points out<\/a>, the Florida congressional delegation has rejected any idea of a new vote.<\/p>\n

Fine. Next time follow the rules<\/em>. <\/p>\n

And, Hillary — in your drive to win the nomination at any cost, you are damaging the party as a whole, and a lot of potential support you might get if you should actually pull it off. For someone who claims to be so experience and leader-like, you’re doing a piss-poor job of it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Given that Hillary Clinton “won” both the Florida and Michigan primaries, it’s not surprising she’s leading the bandwagon of either accepting their results, or holding a re-vote. 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