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Did Hillary Clinton really win in Florida?
She trounced Obama by 17 points -- but in an outlaw primary whose delegates won't count. Or will they? It all depends on Feb. 5 -- and Democratic Party rules.
By Walter Shapiro [2008-01-30]

  • sigh...

    Alright, we get it.

    Hillary won Florida. But as everyone and their brother knew long ago, the votes don't count. Blame the DNC, blame the Florida Democratic Party, blame Kathrine Harris...I don't care.

    But they don't count, sorry. To try and then rig the system so they will in fact count is the kind of thing a banana republic would get pilloried for if it tried to do.

    Florida and Michigan are disenfranchised (although not really...you still get to vote for your President in November right?). Everybody knew this a YEAR ago...if it's such a big deal now, why wasn't it then? Couldn't be because some candidates assumed they'd be cakewalking by now would it?

    If you couldn't get up the indignation last year, then you really have no basis to now...so kindly do us all a favour and get over it.

    Now if you want to say that this straw ballot can serve as some kind of limited litmus test on the going theories about support for both camps, then go right ahead...but you should bear in mind that the data is flawed...

    cheers

    -- debaser
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    Wednesday, January 30, 2008 12:18 PM
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