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Politics : President Barack Obama
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To: Sr K who wrote (21883)5/18/2008 9:15:39 PM
From: Bread Upon The Water  Read Replies (1) of 149317
 
I'm not making threats. I'm saying Obama is possibly more vulnerable (electorally--the electoral tally) without Hillary than with her as she beat him in the States one had to have in the past to win the GE. If "this time it's different" is really true than he can ignore her.

I understand the argument as to why they did it (gave more weight to the non-populous counties), but it does have the effect of disinfranchising the voters in the primary who will get to decide the GE. Reasonable minds can differ as to whether that is worth the trade off. It makes more sense to me to empower those voters in the States that will decide the GE. If we ever go to an all popular vote count then the current method makes more sense.

I don't think Hillary, Obama, or the DNC get to tell the states how to conduct their primaries. Nobody agreed about anything in that regard. What they agreed was on not to campaign in Michigan & Florida and I've already acknowledged Hillary has no reason to complain about that.

What I've said is that Obama is only the Nominee under these rules, and to get back the people in the big states that matter in the GE Hillary, IMHO, helps more than she hurts.

Do you not think Hillary is one of the people on Obama's short list--if only for the political considerations I've mentioned?
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