Smash255
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« on: March 09, 2008, 06:32:54 PM » |
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First off both Michigan and Florida new the rules and they also new the consequences if they broke them. They chose to break them anyway and were punished for it by having their delegates stripped away.
If the DNC let Florida and Michigan break the rules without any consequences or following through with what they said they would than many more states would have jumped the gun to move their primaries up. It was already getting insane with everyone moving the primaries up allowing the FLA & MI to go through with no consequences would have resulted in having primaries before Christmas which would have been insane.
Secondly everyone new the results would not count. This is something everyone agreed upon, including Hillary. You can't say the results would not count hold a vote and then afterward decide to suddenly count them. It was obvious that many people stayed home due to the results not counting due to the GOP having higher turnout than the Dems when turnout across the board has been much higher on the Dem side even in states much more Republican than Florida.
When questioned why she was leaving her name on the Michigan ballot she said it doesn't matter because the results WOULD NOT COUNT. She even stated it wouldn't count and now wants it to...
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