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Originally Posted by amhersthungboi  Just to reply to the title of the thread: Remember, it was the Obama camp that broke down talks in Michigan and Florida to allow those states to have a voice in the process. His claim -- you need to follow the rules.
The rules of the DNC also state that a pledged delegate is not obligated to vote for anyone.
So, the moral of the story: Obama cares nothing about the democracy of Florida and Michigan because that's the rules, but BE DAMNED if someone else want to play by the letter of the rules. |
I'm headed out to campaign (yes, for Obama, I'm biased) now so I haven't seen if there are any responses to this in particular, but...
Florida and Michigan moved their primaries up because the Republicans moved theirs up. The DNC stated that this would result in their disenfranchisement. It did. Barack and Hillary both agreed not to campaign in either state, and neither did (with a few exceptions on both sides).
What Hillary is doing now is a slap in the face to the party. I don't see why she doesn't just change her political affiliation and run as an independent. All Barack has done is accept the party's decision. He made the choice not to go against the party. That's it.
Now, referring to pledged delegates, I personally think it's an extremely dirty tactic and is a good example of how archaic our electoral process is, but she is definitely allowed to do that. When you get right down to it the popular vote is a formality.