Originally Posted By: the G-man
 Originally Posted By: thedoctor
...as unpopular as the Michigan and Florida decisions are....


Apparently, former DNC Chair Terry McAuliffe, who was handpicked for the job by Bill and Hillary, is the one who started this whole "Michigan should't be counted" plan.

Holy irony, Batman.


The circumstances are different though. The whole matter wouldn't be as big of a deal except Hillary & Obama are practically tied. 4yrs ago Kerry had the nomination wrapped up fairly quickly. His nomination didn't hinge on a state being kept out of the convention. Now it may be a case that Obama wins the nomination because two states were kept out. That's also a recipe for chaos & probably an eventual loss when its general election time.

However this turns out the party really needs to go back to winner takes all when it comes to states. It's how the general election works & it's just dumb using such different rules for the nominating process.

Fair play!