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Obamamaniac_25 (74 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-15-08 10:15 AM Original message |
I am absolutely TERRIFIED of what the rules committee will do on May 31-Should I be? |
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BklynChick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-15-08 10:17 AM Response to Original message |
1. I believe they will seat the delegates, or half the delegates or find some equitably way to seat |
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Obamamaniac_25 (74 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-15-08 10:19 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. I hope so |
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BklynChick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-15-08 10:20 AM Response to Reply #2 |
5. I think everyone knows and agrees that Obama has won this thing, and that FL and MI have to be |
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Obamamaniac_25 (74 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-15-08 10:23 AM Response to Reply #5 |
8. OK-that makes me feel better-n/t |
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sfaprog (353 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-15-08 10:20 AM Response to Original message |
3. It's very hypocritical for Hillary to talk about disenfranchising voters of FL and MI |
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Texas Hill Country (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-15-08 10:31 AM Response to Reply #3 |
11. HAHA, thats funny cause caucus states are inherently disenfranchising! |
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jsmirman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-15-08 10:36 AM Response to Reply #11 |
13. But what's really funny is that this arrangement is part of long agreed to and accepted party rules |
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sfaprog (353 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-15-08 11:25 AM Response to Reply #11 |
23. I actually agree. However... |
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jsmirman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-15-08 10:35 AM Response to Reply #3 |
12. Her claiming these illegitimate results should be seated is like bringing monopoly $ to an auction |
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Bill McBlueState (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-15-08 10:20 AM Response to Original message |
4. Don't worry about it |
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Obamamaniac_25 (74 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-15-08 10:22 AM Response to Reply #4 |
6. And fortunately Obama can appeal this to the credentials commitee |
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WeDidIt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-15-08 10:22 AM Response to Original message |
7. Don't be |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-15-08 10:24 AM Response to Original message |
9. Politicians are survivors and no one wants to go down with the USS Hillary |
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flor de jasmim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-15-08 10:28 AM Response to Original message |
10. As Donna Brazile said, 48 states FOLLOWED THE RULES |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-15-08 10:38 AM Response to Reply #10 |
14. A mere coincidence that those rules favored her guy. |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-15-08 10:45 AM Response to Reply #14 |
15. Actually, the rules (which everybody agreed to) favor anybody |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-15-08 10:47 AM Response to Reply #15 |
16. And circular logic makes a lot of sense (or else why would it have the word "logic" in its name???) |
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ieoeja (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-15-08 10:50 AM Response to Original message |
17. He wins even if they are counted fully. |
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Orangepeel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-15-08 10:54 AM Response to Original message |
18. The "popular vote" with or without FL and MI is meaningless anyway |
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high density (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-15-08 11:01 AM Response to Original message |
19. Popular vote disenfranchises caucus states |
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DemVet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-15-08 11:07 AM Response to Original message |
20. "seat Michigan and Florida as is and screw all of us who voted for Obama" |
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billyoc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-15-08 11:14 AM Response to Original message |
21. No. nt |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-15-08 11:15 AM Response to Original message |
22. Nope. |
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sybylla (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-15-08 11:29 AM Response to Original message |
24. They won't seat them in a way that goes contrary to the original rules |
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housewolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-15-08 11:30 AM Response to Original message |
25. The rules committee members are the ones who made the FL/MI rules in the first place |
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pompano (506 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-15-08 12:10 PM Response to Reply #25 |
26. Obama will.... |
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TexanDem (786 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-15-08 12:20 PM Response to Original message |
27. Didn't they calculate numbers that even w/ all MI &FL, she still couldn't win? Not sure. |
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