Sen. Hillary Clinton, Superwoman

If they seat the Florida and Michigan delegates as they stand now.. (4.00 / 1)

to give the nomination to Hillary, I will not vote and I will leave the Democratic Party. Bet I'm not the only one, too.  

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by: Jay @ Thu Feb 07, 2008 at 22:53:23 PM UTC

Jay -- unlikely to happen that way (0.00 / 0)

The decision about seating those delegations is tightly coupled with who is ahead in the rest of pledged delegate count.

The candidate ahead in pledged candidates essentially controls the credentials committee which, in turn, decides what happens to Florida and Michigan. There is a relatively small range (about 100 delegates) where we end up in a contested convention.

Chris Bowers concisely summarizes the situation in: The Brokered Convention Range.

I tend to side with those who argue the upcoming calendar heavily favors Obama and, with the momentum he'll gain from winning multiple states in a row, he'll build enough momentum to end up a margin of victory larger than 100 pledged delegates.

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by: Clem Guttata @ Thu Feb 07, 2008 at 23:23:30 PM UTC

Good link, Clem.... (4.00 / 1)

Man, I've never felt this way about an election. I need to simmer down a little, I suppose.

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by: Jay @ Fri Feb 08, 2008 at 00:09:48 AM UTC

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Hillary or Obama (4.00 / 1)

I see great upside in both.

When a man embarks upon a crime, he is morally guilty of any other crime which may spring from it. Sherlock Holmes.

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by: Carnacki @ Fri Feb 08, 2008 at 00:26:22 AM UTC