THERE WILL NOT BE A RE-VOTE. NEVER HAPPEN.
Mark these words: There will NOT ever be a re-vote in MI & FL. No way. Not politically or legally possible. Too dangerous to touch. Can't be made to fly. This was my opinion in posts made a month ago. Hillary and all the insiders knew this all along. The thing is, Hillary's kicking up dust about these two states for use as a consideration bargaining chip with the DNC. AND, no one want's to touch this very hot potato (or more acurately, be on record opposing a revote), because that of course, would be politically lethal. So everyone is posturing and tap dancing, with half-hearted gestures, whistling and looking at their shoes, waiting for the clock to run out, so the subject can then finally die a natural death. Insidiously, every time we participate in this debate, we play into Hillary's plan.
Frankly, this is all silly. Those paying close attention knew that Hillary was toast somewhere between Wisconsin and Texas. I believe the Clinton team knows the game is lost. I'm guessing they're either waiting to see if something left-field blows up on Barack, or they're otherwise going to fold soon. Anyone want to guess the date? I get dibbs on May 10th. I think they're giving themselves till then, to see if the winds change. The only Clinton friendly state after PA is Puerto Rico, and maybe WV. She's toast folks! Everyone knows she simply can't overcome the math, and everyone is watching way too closely, for anyone to get away with underhanded back-room manipulations.
Make no mistake, media is business, that business is sponsors, and sponsors are happy when people tune in, and people tune in when a race is neck and neck. So they knock the winner down a peg, boost the loser up a peg, and if one side dies, like the movie Weekend At Bernies, they'll prop up the dead corpse for as long as possible. In short, it's in the media's best interest for this thing to go on into the sunset. Hoping and carrying on for Hillary to win, means one hasn't done their homework, or doesn't have the integrity to face facts.
THE NUTS AND BOLTS
Yes, we all feel bad for disenfranchised Michigan & Florida voters. Voting is a snapshot in time. And timelines should not be corrupted. If you break a cherished glass, you can repair it or replace it, but it's not the same. The original is irreplaceable. A revote would be tainted, because voters would be influenced by different dynamics, with different understandings and consequences that did not exist in January. For one thing, Edwards is no longer the factor that he was. Independents & Republicans who wanted to vote blue, but voted red cause a blue vote wouldn't count, are now locked in and stuck. The Limbaugh plan of vote tampering, Republicans disingenuously voting for Hillary, did not exist before. Those who were able to vote before, because they planned for it, particularly "snowbirds", may not be able to vote now. People who knew their vote would not count, responded a certain way to that. Collectively, they would clearly respond differently if they know their vote WOULD count.
As they stand, Michigan's results will never be counted. With Barack & Edwards not on the ballot, it'd be WW III and everyone knows it.
All the good boys and girls knew the rules going in, and were treated equally. Now the loser wants to wangle a change of the rules. The entire blame lies with the party officials in those two states. They wanted the power of a higher voting date profile so bad, that they gambled people's votes, and lost. Trying to rig something else up now, one way or another, would just be wrong, prolong the nomination nightmare, incur insurmountable legal hurdles, and leave one faction feeling cheated. As the phrase goes "No good can come from this". It would insure what the DNC was trying to stop, initiating an endless pattern of states leap-frogging primary dates for a higher profile.
The right thing is to let it go. Seat those delegates 50/50 out of respect and deference to the voters, and otherwise drop it. Chalk it up to lessons learned. You can be sure that all the states WILL obey the rules next time.
Let's take a look at the upcoming primary calendar shall we.
Apr 22 - Pennsylvania 158 (Probably Clinton by 8 to 10 points)May 3 - Guam 4 (tough call, I'm guessin Obama)May 6 - Indiana 72 (I figure a tie, or Obama by a point or two) - North Carolina 115 (need you ask, OK, Obama 61, Clinton 39)May 13 - West Virginia 28 (Probably Clinton by 10 to 12 points)May 20 - Kentucky 51 (Obama for sure, by 8 or 10 points) - Oregon 52 (you guessed it, way Obama, by say 10 points)Jun 1 - Puerto Rico 55 (probably Clinton, by say 14 points)Jun 3 - Montana 16 (Obamarama, by 15 points) - South Dakota 15 (Obamaville, by 12 points)
Things look good! To better days!
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