Comments on: Video: Bill Clinton Says Democratic Primary System Not Fair http://donklephant.com/2008/04/21/video-bill-clinton-says-democratic-primary-system-not-fair/ Big Teeth. Huge Ass. Surprisingly Reasonable. Sun, 23 Nov 2008 10:53:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Rich Horton http://donklephant.com/2008/04/21/video-bill-clinton-says-democratic-primary-system-not-fair/#comment-396788 Rich Horton Tue, 22 Apr 2008 17:02:48 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=5302#comment-396788 <i>I prefer to think instead that in such a hypothetical situation Obama could still have worked within different rules to still be in the lead.</i> So Obama wasn't <i>trying</i> to win New York, Texas and California? Heh. I prefer to think instead that in such a hypothetical situation Obama could still have worked within different rules to still be in the lead.

So Obama wasn’t trying to win New York, Texas and California?

Heh.

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]]> By: Required http://donklephant.com/2008/04/21/video-bill-clinton-says-democratic-primary-system-not-fair/#comment-396757 Required Tue, 22 Apr 2008 02:19:29 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=5302#comment-396757 Rich Horton hypothesizes that "a system that more closely resembled the Electoral College would have Clinton in a commanding lead." I prefer to think instead that in such a hypothetical situation Obama could still have worked within different rules to still be in the lead. Rich Horton hypothesizes that “a system that more closely resembled the Electoral College would have Clinton in a commanding lead.”

I prefer to think instead that in such a hypothetical situation Obama could still have worked within different rules to still be in the lead.

]]> By: Rich Horton http://donklephant.com/2008/04/21/video-bill-clinton-says-democratic-primary-system-not-fair/#comment-396744 Rich Horton Mon, 21 Apr 2008 22:01:49 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=5302#comment-396744 I'll agree that this isn't a question of "fairness", but Clinton does have a point that the way the Democratic primary is set up will influence the eventual outcome. He's also right that a system that more closely resembled the Electoral College would have Clinton in a commanding lead. And when you are in a situation where Denver might roll around without either candidate having enough votes for a first ballot nomination, I'm not sure what arguments count as "delegitimizing" as once you have a SECOND ballot at a convention the popular vote counts for exactly nothing. I’ll agree that this isn’t a question of “fairness”, but Clinton does have a point that the way the Democratic primary is set up will influence the eventual outcome. He’s also right that a system that more closely resembled the Electoral College would have Clinton in a commanding lead.

And when you are in a situation where Denver might roll around without either candidate having enough votes for a first ballot nomination, I’m not sure what arguments count as “delegitimizing” as once you have a SECOND ballot at a convention the popular vote counts for exactly nothing.

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