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| 2008-03-19 |
| Jim Geraghty, National Review Both campaigns are accusing the other of scuttling a solution of what to do about delegates from Michigan and Florida, and I can't help but wonder if secretly both sides would prefer to not have a settled agreement. If a campaign agrees to a plan, and then loses the nomination, well, that's that. They agreed to the rules, played by them, and lost. But if a campaign doesn't agree, and has rules forced upon them by the DNC, then they can, if they fall short, argue that it's unfair, that it's cheating, that it's a miscarriage of justice, etc. And they can try to take what influence they have - roughly half the delegates, roughly half the superdelegates, a bunch of sympathetic ears and voices in the media - and raise hell and try to get the rules changed to a scenario in which they do win. As long as the rules aren't clear, and there's a couple hundred delegates that no one knows how will break down for each candidate, it's nearly impossible to day, "the race is over, this candidate cannot win." If you keep seeing various proposals to resolve the issue shot down by one of the campaigns (or both), then keep this cynical ploy in the back of your mind... |
| Posted by:Mike |
| #2 I'm melting the caramel now, 3dc. Double helping? |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2008-03-19 23:23 |
| #1 I want caramel corn instead of normal popcorn for this battle. Its going to be long and mean and I for one want something sweet to enjoy it with... |
| Posted by: 3dc 2008-03-19 23:14 |