Mo,
How are you again? Good to see you.
I understand how you or another can read greed into it. Trust me when I
first heard Hillary wishes to have Florida and Michigan delegates be seated and
counted, I looked at the rationale behind it. I came to find out the
Obama-heads wished to disenfranchise her delegates from those states and whip up a
groundswell of chatter about the undemocratic nature of superdelegates. The two
are astute lawyers and they have lawyers managing their campaigns. There is a
subtle trick in lawyering and I will explain later.
Now the Obama-heads like Ousman had counted on momentum from Obama's series
of potomac wins and serial-endorsers to maintain a lead over Hillary and dam
pen any hopes of Texas, Pennsylvania, Ohio, etc. yielding the comeback kid.
Like Husband, like wife. And if that held true, then they wish to attack the
conscience of superdelegates. They are not really worried about the undemocratic
nature of the superdelegates so much as affecting the latter's conscience in
their favour. The superdelegate structure has been there for decades without
challenge as my friend Erskine Bowles would testify. To hedge against this
bet, Hillary argues that she wishes the Florida and Michigan delegates be
included. Publicly, Hillary's camp had been silent on the superdelegates matter
but they have been campaigning as if the structure is immune to revamp at this
late hour. That is where I derived the implicit argument of Hillary that she
wishes the superdelegate structure remain intact. I have sent my own
comments to the DNC.
Now the two candidates are playing the trick of ask for a pound and should
you receive an ounce, you will remain victorious. Neither of the candidates are
terribly interested in the fortunes of the Democratic party at large at this
point. They are both understandably selfish for now. The matter will come to
haunt them when either faces John McCain. All of a sudden, John McCain
appears pleasing. Unless of course the matter of Clinton V Obama is settled prior
to the convention which is what I think will happen so they can go into the
convention unified and stronger against the Republicans.
Modou, I like you a lot that is why I shared some proprietary information
here au gratis.
Masoud. MQJGDT. Darbo. AL Mu'Umin.
In a message dated 2/15/2008 10:54:33 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
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Haruna,
I think Hillary Clinton's argument is that superdelegates should remain AND
that Florida and Michigan delegates should be seated. Please review her
statements on both issues...
Full Disclosure: I am also a hopemonger :-)
best,
Modou
Haruna Darbo <[log in to unmask]> wrote: It is agreed that the agreement
adopted by the democratic party to discount
Michigan and Florida delegates because their respective state parties
veered
from the primary and caucus schedules is UNDEMOCRATIC and it should not
have
been considered in the first place. However, it was considered and adopted
prior to campaigning and the decision should stand. Whatever affect it has
on
Democratic party fortunes for this year's presidential elections must be
absorbed and the party can reconsider the arrangement for the next
elections.
It is also agreed that the idea of super delegates determining the nominee
in the event of a tie or when neither candidate achieves the requisite
number
of primary and caucus delegates, is UNDEMOCRATIC. And it should not have
been
adopted by the democratic party in the first place. However, it was adopted
and all competitors for nomination knew and implicitly accepted that
arrangement prior to campaigning for the nomination, and the arrangement
should stand.
Whatever affect it has on Democratic party fortunes for this year's
presidential elections must be absorbed and the party can reconsider the
arrangement
for the next elections.
Fair is fair and quit whining yourselves to defeat Democrats. If the
Michigan and Florida delegates are to be counted, then the superdelegate
structure
must be squashed. Alternatively, if the superdelegate structure is to be
squashed, then the Florida and Michigan delegates must be counted. That is
what I
see to be the essence of Hillary Clinton's argument. It makes sense, it is
honourable, and it is fair.
Masoud. MQJGDT. Darbo. Al Mutawakkil.
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