Reply #39: This is the sort of thing that could backfire

[MindMatter]

If Obama doesn't renounce this act, then he is endorsing Clinton's position that the PDs ought to be free to vote their conscience. In fact, they are elected with the expectation that they will honor their pledge, at least in the initial round of voting. We ought to insist that all PDs do exactly that, otherwise it makes a farce out of the process.

By endorsing Clinton's argument, this does open the door for Obama's PDs to switch over to Clinton. I think it is unlikely, but why even go there at all? This is no good for anybody.