Originally Posted By: the G-man
 Originally Posted By: whomod
And we can't blame Michigan and Florida for holding their Democratic primaries early against the will of the DNC's own rules?

Why blame either cadidate? The states defied the DNC in some attempt to be more influential and fucked themselves. If anyone disenfranchised the citizens of those states, it's the states themselves.




As further evidence for the proposition that the states are the ones who caused this mess, I note that a federal judge has ruled the Michigan primary law is unconstitutional:
  • the ruling likely further damages the already small hope that the Democratic Party would honor the Jan. 15 results. It is unlikely that national Democratic officials would relent in their opposition to seating delegates based on a disputed vote that has now been declared flawed under the constitution.


Furthermore, if the vote was flawed, that would seem to punch a hole in Hillary's argument that the existing vote should be counted.