Michigan Dems settle on delegate-seating plan (Hillary 69, Obama 59)

AP - myfoxtoledo dot com ^ | 5-7-08 | Kathy Barks Hoffman

[doug from upland]

LANSING, Mich. (AP)

[Radix]

You of all people realize that Hillary is going to be the Democrat nominee.

Don’t you?

[kc8ukw]

This is weird. As I read this, they are by fiat deciding to reduce Hillary’s lead to get their delegates seated? Is that right? That’s so far from democracy I need confirmation.

[pnh102]

Ok, the thought of Mrs. Bill Clinton and the number 69 is beyond disgusting. Does she really have to sink this low to steal her nomination back from Obama?

[doug from upland]

I don’t know it for certain. Her real hope is revealing a deep, dark secret of Obama that gets the Supers to jump ship. She will release it at the time for optimum damage.

[SlapHappyPappy]

Not much less democratic than holding a primary without all the candidates on the ballot.

[CharlesWayneCT]

Clinton won the Jan. 15 Michigan primary and was to get 73 delegates under state party rules. Obama was to get 55 delegates.

I don't see how Obama was to get 55 delegates under state party rules. His name was not on the ballot, and he received no votes.

There should have been 55 UNCOMMITTED delegates, which would have been picked by the party apparatus, not chosen to be Obama delegates.

I also like how later the Obama people said something like "we realise we have to be generous and give Clinton some delegates".

There is no way Obama would have won Michigan.

Anyway, we have to hope this plan is rejected, so we can have more turmoil.

[doug from upland]

Yes, that’s why I put it in the headline. :)

[VeniVidiVici]

The state party just made it up. They have no hope of getting it past Dean.

Clinton is starting to make FL and MI part of her daily talking points.

It’s going like clockwork.

[seanrobins]

HOW does BHO get any delegates from Michigan, when he withdrew before the primary???

[doug from upland]

That is an interesting question.

[Secret Agent Man]

Yeah, I don’t see how Clinton goes along with this. She was the only name on the ballot. Unless they can prove Obama got a certain percentage by write-ins, she ought to get all the delegates.

[JLS]

Obama was to get 55 delegates.

Only the mediots could come up with this statement. Obama was not on the ballot. He was to get zero delegates. There was a slate of uncommitted delegates who won some delegate positions.

[HAL9000]

Obama doesn't need the exclusion of Michigan or Florida in order to secure the nomination now. The superdelegates are coming to him.

In an earlier post, I was wondering if the RNC will lift the sanctions on those states too?

[Irish Eyes]

HOW does BHO get any delegates from Michigan, when he withdrew before the primary???

Did not think that he withdrew in the usual sense. I thought that he was just playing by the rules of the Democrat Party.

[ErieGeno]

Ok, the thought of Mrs. Bill Clinton and the number 69 is beyond disgusting. Does she really have to sink this low

Disgusting is using the name Bill Clinton and the word sink in two consecutive sentences.......

[vlad335]

I don't see how Obama was to get 55 delegates under state party rules. His name was not on the ballot, and he received no votes.

Wow! We can just make it up as we go along. SELECTED AND NOT ELECTED!

Looks like the chickens are coming home to roost.

[DouglasKC]

Only the mediots could come up with this statement. Obama was not on the ballot. He was to get zero delegates. There was a slate of uncommitted delegates who won some delegate positions.

Only because Hillary cheated and didn't take her name off when the others agreed to take theirs off.

[glock rocks]

Her real hope is revealing a deep, dark secret of Obama that gets the Supers to jump ship.

Well, he's been bandied about as the black candidate... how about Hill give him equal time as a white candidate. After all, the rats are the fairness doctrine folk. How about: He's white and sleeps with a black woman? Hill could only run this ad half the time, but...

[TeleStraightShooter]

Now now, BHO took his own name off the ballot. Lol - HRC can’t help it if he’s a bad poker player.