Clinton Gains 24 Delegates From Michigan & Florida
By ThePresidentialCandidates.US on Jun 1, 2008 in Hillary Clinton
RE: The DNC decision that gives Hillary Clinton 87 delegates & Barack Obama 63 delegates in Michigan & Florida.
It’s obscene that Clinton (or any of her supporters) would complain about a deal that nets her 24 delegates from two states that both candidates agreed would not count and both did not campaign there. But it seems as if they are still doing just that.
One must remember that Clinton agreed that these two states would not count AT ALL. The DNC has allowed the Clinton campaign to twist their arms and seat all delegates (with 1/2 vote each.)
One must also realize that as of right now (after including Michigan & Florida) Obama leads in the overall delegate count with 2,051 delegates to Clinton’s 1,877. As you can see Florida & Michigan made only a small dent in Obama’s lead and would not have made much bigger of a dent even if the votes had been counted completely. It’s clear Barack Obama has an insurmountable delegate lead and will become the Democratic presumptive nominee this week regardless of how Michigan and Florida are counted.
Read this story: Obama forgoes chances for more delegates, looks to heal wounds.
It is hard to believe that the Dems are still fighting over Michigan and Florida. The party leaders told these 2 states that going early was breaking the rules and would make them inelligable. They still did it and now Clinton wants to count them. How can people sit back and consider her when she has no problem breaking rules and laws to promote and benefit herself?
Rick | Jun 2, 2008 | Reply