Posted by
Mick O. on Tuesday, March 11, 2008 4:34:50 PM
If Hillary was really in it to do what's best for the Democratic Party, then she would step aside and let Obama have it. After all, he leads in the delegate count, and there's no way she can catch up. The only thing left to do is pull tricks. First trick? Redoing the Michigan and Florida primaries. Why? Because she needs the delegates. There's one problem...
Clinton was the only name on the ticket! Obama and Edwards (and whomever else was running at the time) followed the RULES and did not enter those races because it was already decided that if the states moved up their primary dates, their votes would be excluded at the convention. Since when have rules meant anything to the Clintons? Especially when it comes to their own self-interest. And who is to say that Clinton will win either of those states if Obama's name is on the ticket as a candidate? Nothing is automatic.
It's actually kind of amusing to see the Democrats turn on each other and pull similar stunts to the one they pulled in the 2000 election. Once again, rules don't matter. It's the outcome that is paramount. Correction; a Democratic outcome.
So let's take this to the convention. Will Hillary step aside if Obama wins the second primaries? Don't count on it. Finally blacks should see that, although they propose to be the party for African-Americans, Democrats are not willing to step aside and actually let a black man win the nomination. Hopefully this will be a turning point for America where Democrats can no longer count on an automatic vote from the black population. It would be about time.