Obama's name removed from MI ballot

[mkultra]

This topic has come up again so i thought i would try to start a reasonable thread(good luck huh)

Here isthe pledged signed by all candidates regarding the early primaries.

THEREFORE, I _______________, Democratic Candidate for President, in honor and in accordance with DNC rules, pledge to actively campaign in the pre-approved early states Iowa, Nevada, New Hampshire and South Carolina. I pledge I shall not campaign or participate in any election contest occurring in any state not already authorized by the DNC to take place in the DNC approved pre-window (any date prior to February 5, 2008). Campaigning shall include but is not limited to purchasing media or campaign advocacy of any kind, attending or hosting events of more than 200 people to promote one’s candidacy for a preference primary and employing staff in the state in question. It does not include activities specifically related to raising campaign resources such as fundraising events or the hiring of fundraising staff.

The candidates where suppose to remove their names from the MI and FL ballot in order to fulfill the non-participation clause. Most did in MI and it was to late to have names removed by any in FL.


I personally feel that Clinton should have taken her name out of MI as well but perhaps it was an oversight by her campaign.

[damntexdem]

1. Yeah, sure, an oversight:

carefully overseen, that oversight.

[mkultra]

3. maybe, lets keep it cool though

[flor de jasmim]

2. It was not an oversight -- there is a youtube video somewhere

She states that because the unemployment had risen so much, she felt Democrats would be comforted by having her name on the ballot. I may be misquoting a bit... I'll see if I can find it and provide the link. Unless someone else has it handy?

Update 1: still looking for the video, but here's a different rationale:
http://www.wsbt.com/news/michigan/10674161.html

"The Democratic National Committee has asked candidates to bypass the Michigan contest because the state broke party rules by moving up its presidential primary before Feb. 5, but Clinton has said it would be foolish to take her name off Michigan's primary ballot and sacrifice her chances against the Republican nominee in November 2008."