No compromise that allows the FL and MI super delegates full votes is acceptable to me.
The voters of each state are responsible for their governors and state legislatures. Even if Republican controlled legislatures foisted this off on the Democratic parties in those states, the Democrats 1) had it coming for letting Republicans win and 2) they had an opportunity to stop that in both states and failed to do so. I have some sympathy for them, but you learn from the small pains of life. They can freely vote their will in November and try to fix this crazy nomination process next time.
The super delegates from these two states get even less sympathy from me. They were the leadership entrusted with preventing this from happening. They failed to do so, they should not get seated even if a compromise is reached for voted on and pledged delegates.
Clinton’s gambit of slyly leaving herself on the ballot in Michigan and subversively campaigning in Florida even after lying to the other candidates and the DNC should not go unpunished. She tried to pull a fast one, if she’d gotten away with it – more power to her, but she did not. Rewarding her dishonesty and tricky behavior now is unacceptable to the millions of us who played by the rules, wether we like them or not. In fact, if she does not like the rules she agreed to, let her run as an independent candidate in November, I am sure she will get more votes than McCain even without Democratic Party support.
The process clearly needs to be fixed, and BEFORE the next election cycle starts. To do nothing after this fiasco would be…
Oh wait, it would be the American Way. For we still have done nothing about the theft of the 2000 election nor the 2004 election.
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