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Clinton Campaign's Revote Blunder

Submitted by David Irby, Mar 23, 2008 19:23

As a Democrat I believe in democracy, and think its sad that Florida and Michigan can't have re-votes. But how much would they actually have changed delegate-margins?

Hillary Clinton got less than 50% of the Florida vote in spite of high-profile appearances which bordered on actual campaigning and an opposition which was still split between Edwards (14%), Obama (33%), and others. And, in most contests after Edwards dropped out, Obama seems to have captured the bulk of his support.

As for Michigan, Hillary took just 55% with Obama not even on the ballot. To overtake Obama, she will need 65% of all remaining pledged delegates. And she has only received a vote like that in Arkansas. So, in a real contest, she might loose one or both states and even if she won both, it would almost certainly not be by margins which would significantly close Obama's lead.

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I, and I'm sure, many, many others will swing their Democratic vote to McClain who, in my opinion is no... [MORE]	Nick	Mar 24, 2008 00:11
As a Democrat I believe in democracy, and think its sad that Florida and Michigan can't have re-votes. But...	David Irby	Mar 23, 2008 19:23
We in Florida are perfectly capable of deciding who to vote for without having any of the candidates campaign, so... [MORE]	Dorine in Florida	Mar 22, 2008 13:51
Hillary will not benefit from a Michigan and Florida re-vote, thus leaving her inevitably short for the Democratic nomination. This... [MORE]	Nancy sabet	Mar 21, 2008 16:51
Obviously, the time to complain about "disenfranchising" voters would have been a year ago, when the DNC decided to pull... [MORE]	Nick in Virginia	Mar 21, 2008 13:03
The Hillary camp-followers will leave no stone unturned to garner votes, no matter how many folks they will invariably inconvenience! [MORE]	Warren Hughes Ret	Mar 21, 2008 13:01
Of course Herself wants the votes in Michigan and Florida to remain as they are. Like any dictator in the... [MORE]	Ken	Mar 21, 2008 10:47
This is just one more reason, among too many to count, why Hillary Clinton will never become president. Instead of trying... [MORE]	JIM WHITTAKER	Mar 21, 2008 10:08
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