http://donklephant.com/2008/05/04/she-wouldnt-would-she/ Big Teeth. Huge Ass. Surprisingly Reasonable. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:41:00 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://donklephant.com/2008/05/04/she-wouldnt-would-she/comment-page-1/#comment-403955 ExiledIndependent Mon, 05 May 2008 14:44:05 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=5457#comment-403955 I could see a rationale for seating the Florida delegates, since both candidates were on the ballot. It would be better for the DNC to do this proactively, so at least there is some control and an approximation of "fairness." Otherwise I wouldn't be shocked if Clinton pushed the button. And she'll do it under the pretense of being fair to the voters of FL and MI. What's Obama going to say, "I don't want those people's votes to count?" What would that do to the republicrats who would be on the fence in those states when it came to a choice between Obama and McOld? "Obama actively campaigned against my voice being heard in the primaries, so I'll vote for McCain, since he's not *really* a Republican anyway." I could see a rationale for seating the Florida delegates, since both candidates were on the ballot. It would be better for the DNC to do this proactively, so at least there is some control and an approximation of “fairness.” Otherwise I wouldn’t be shocked if Clinton pushed the button. And she’ll do it under the pretense of being fair to the voters of FL and MI. What’s Obama going to say, “I don’t want those people’s votes to count?” What would that do to the republicrats who would be on the fence in those states when it came to a choice between Obama and McOld? “Obama actively campaigned against my voice being heard in the primaries, so I’ll vote for McCain, since he’s not *really* a Republican anyway.”

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