Letters to the Editor
sesanders
Published Letters: 337 Editor's Choice: 18
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A sham!
[Read the article: The new math in Florida and Michigan]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]It is obvious the vote had little to do with being fair as much as it actually tried to ease Obama into the nomination without offending Michigan and Florida. The Democratic voters in the two states have been disenfranchised by half and this is wrong. However, I guess the party thinks it is pleasing liberal Democrats...I am one of them but I am not pleased. In fact, this is the first time in my voting life that I feel like an independent.
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Alkaline
[Read the article: The new math in Florida and Michigan]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Since Florida Democrats really had no choice because the Republicans moved up the date, I think it would be fair to seat all of them. Of course, all this doesn't matter anyway. Obama has somehow managed to convince the Democrats despite his late losses in Texas, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, West Virginia, Rhode Island, Indiana, with some of them being embarrassingly substantial, that he can win in November over Hillary. Obama's long string of victories in red states along with caucus victories that say little about his ability to attract a broad range of voters have managed to out-trump victories in swing states and bellwether states won by Hillary. Typical Democratic myopia!
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Alkaline
[Read the article: The new math in Florida and Michigan]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I suppose I could live with the committee's 1/2 vote silliness on Michigan though I'd rather see them all seated with a full vote. However, like I say, it matters very little what they do. It is all perfunctory BS.
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Snoman
[Read the article: The new math in Florida and Michigan]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Obama did not win Texas! Again, his getting more delegates out of the deal shows just how unfair the Democratic rules are in Texas and how they can be twisted politically. Popular vote should always trump party maneuvering, always!
Sorry, but I am not impressed with caucus wins which are notoriously poorly participated in and are more representative of party insiders having their way. I am more apt to be impressed with primary wins in known Democratic states and, in particular, swing states, like Florida and Ohio. That is the way I see it.
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Alkaline
[Read the article: The new math in Florida and Michigan]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Obama chose not to be on the ballot. That was his choice.
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Alkaline
[Read the article: The new math in Florida and Michigan]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I don't think fairness has anything to do with Michigan. Hillary new that Michigan might be a real factor and encouraged the people to vote. Whether this was right is beside the question. Obama should have left his name on, too, particularly when Hillary did. At any rate, it doesn't matter. However, Michigan voters should not be disenfranchised. It is not good politics.
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Bilhelm
[Read the article: The new math in Florida and Michigan]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Perhaps Obama was falling in line and perhaps he knew he would lose and took his name off for other reasons. I don't know why; however, the people in Michigan have a right to vote and I think they should vote. I wouldn't be a bit surprised to learn that Hillary knew the contest was going to be close and chose to keep her name on the ballot for that reason. We all knew that Michigan and Florida would be worked out later and their vote would have to be dealt with. That was understood. At least that was the scuttlebutt.
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Furtail
[Read the article: The new math in Florida and Michigan]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Hillary should pursue every vote possible. Her motives are clear...the people of Michigan have a right to vote in the election of the next president. Period.
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Bilhelm
[Read the article: The new math in Florida and Michigan]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I understand your anger...however, there are many of us who feel that it is Obama who is the divisive candidate. This is a close, very close, election and to try to force Hillary to quit the campaign before it is over just to satisfy Obama supporters is very unrealistic... nor does it reflect badly on Hillary for her to stay in, I might add.
We very much agree on one thing, however. To vote for McCain because a particular candidate is not the nominee is self-destructive. I don't vote for Republicans, either!
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Alkaline
[Read the article: The new math in Florida and Michigan]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Had I been Obama, I would have waited to see what everybody else did, particularly Hillary. I am not faulting him for taking his name off. What I question is whether he was really placating the party to do so or did he take it off because he knew he was going to lose. We will never know and I don't care to speculate about his or Hillary's motives.
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Deloresflower
[Read the article: The new math in Florida and Michigan]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I don't recall saying that Michigan voters took Obama's name off the ballot. I am not aware of all the details of the Michigan case...I don't pretend to understand this thing completely; however, I do think the people of Michigan have a right to vote for the Democratic nominee. If I were a superdelegate, it would be difficult for me to forget that Michigan voters voted, and they voted for Hillary, but that is because I am a Hillary supporter. If I were an Obama supporter, I would be seeing this situation entirely differently, I'm sure.
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Alkaline
[Read the article: The new math in Florida and Michigan]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]It was up to Obama to make his decision. I don't know why he chose to take his name off nor whether he should have suspected that Hillary would not take her name off. But politics, being politics, I would not trust anybody to do anything and I doubt he did, though we'll never know.
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josgirl354
[Read the article: The new math in Florida and Michigan]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Many Hillary supporters have turned away from Obama because his supporters are so expert at reading Hillary's mind and attributing the most nefarious motives when she does anything to run for the presidency that might get in Obama's way. The media has done the same thing despite the fact that this election is very, very close. It is irksome!