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Wow. I'm happy to count Michigan, too, if you'd like. It seems perfectly reasonable to me to count Florida where both candidates were on the ballot and neither actively campaigned, and not count Michigan where only she was on the ballot, in determining who "wins" the polular vote. But we can count Michigan too.
So, if, after the last primary, Hillary is ahead in the popular vote but Barack gets the nomination and wins the presidency, we'll have had 2 presidents in a row NOT elected by the will of the people. How can that be OK? This is exactly what superdelegates are for. For righting the ship when a candidate loses the polular vote and loses in the states most needed to win the general election and whose standing in the polls against the Republican candidate ain't so good.
And why shouldn't Hillary focus on Barack's negatives in the next few weeks? Because if she doesn't, the Republicants won't? Get real. Her job is to tell the remaining primary voters and superdelegates why she's a better candidate than he is. That means raising his negatives where it's relevant.
