[ReagansRaiders]

According to Real Clear Politics' running vote totals, if you count the votes cast in FL and MI (regardless of what the DNC does with the delegates for those states), then Hillary Clinton now LEADS Obama in the popular vote total.

Don't Dems say "count every vote" all the time and that the super delegates should follow the will of the people as seen in whoever has received the most popular votes?

[Signalman]

Thanks, Rush. Thanks Operation Chaos. Thanks to you, the Witch may very well be our next CIC. The best laid plans...

[LS]

As I said on the other thread: in theory, the delegates should determine which delegations will be seated---and that would be whoever leads in delegates when it comes time to seat FL and MI will rule.

In reality, there is NO WAY that the Dem delegates will dare elevate Obama as the nominee if Hillary leads in both the pop vote and the main battleground states, regardless of the "delegate math." So it will go to the courts . . . where Obama will move to block Hillary by citing . . .

Bush v. Gore. Suddenly, every liberal on the planet will be gushing about what a BRILLIANT decision Bush v. Gore was.

[Aria]

Except Obama wasn’t even on the ballot in one of those states - was it Mi?

[Jay777]

Only the Dems that this will benefit say this. The ones that it hurts remain mysteriously silent.

[fml]

The one I linked to said Obama 14,397,506 ;49.2% Hillary 13,896,368; 47.5%

[Izzy Dunne]

I fail to see the relevance of this (I know the Klinton Kamp is trying to make it relevant; it's all they have).

These votes are votes for Clinton / O'bama AGAINST O'bama / Clinton.

Making a connection between votes for Clinton against O'bama and votes for Clinton against McCain is pointless, isn't it?

[stockstrader]

Don't Dems say "count every vote" all the time and that the super delegates should follow the will of the people as seen in whoever has received the most popular votes?

Of course not.

Dems (and the MSM) want their 'dream candidate', Senator B. (whose middle name must NEVER be spoken) Obama as their candidate. Since he is even further to the left than Slick Hillie (who would have ever thought that was even possible), Obama is THEIR MAN!!!

Popular vote only matters if it benefits the MOST LIBERAL candidate.

If it wasn't for double standards--liberals wouldn't have any!

[Izzy Dunne]

Game 1: Yankees 27; Red Sox 0
Game 2: Yankees 0; Red Sox 1
Game 3: Yankees 0; Red Sox 1
Game 4: Yankees 0; Red Sox 1
Game 5: Yankees 0; Red Sox 1

Yankees win the series 27-4, right?

[RedRover]

A fun fact to know and tell.

[Revolting cat!]

May I be the first one to congratulate the Limbomaniacs on helping elect the Witch the POTUS?

By the way, has tomorrow’s Rush thread started yet?

[Pit1]

Be very careful what you wish for. Hil could be sitting in the CIC's chair come January. I for one would rather have OB in that seat. And still feel that McLame is way over the hill and not viable.

Thanks Rush, maybe the oxy is still a residual.

[org.whodat]

if you count the votes cast in FL and MI (regardless of what the DNC does with the delegates for those states)

Ture, fox, though they miss reported the percentage difference for the state wrong. Did have the popular vote totals correct. But they this, real clear politics, place has an agenda and facts don't matter.

[COUNTrecount]

And if you count the world's population she's ahead by 6.6 billion.

[Lancey Howard]

[The_Republican]

In your dreams....

Not even Terry McAulliffe counts Michigan and Florida shouldn’t either.

However, it wont’ stop Hillary lovers from dreaming.

[TomGuy]

Clinton also increases her lead in states based on total population, to date.

Clinton wins in state with a combined population of 170 million.

Obama wins in states with a combined population of 99.9 million.

[Centurion2000]

bump ... I wonder if Obama is going to be a dignified loser in this one or if he will spur that ‘quiet riot’.

[chimera]

Fact is, Obama or Hillary are going to be tough to beat in the general. I have a feeling the 'Rats are going to come together no matter who the nominee is. They usually do. There were polls saying things like if Hillary got the nod, 16% of Obama's supporters would go to McCain, and 13% would stay home, with similar numbers for the obverse scenario. But I think the 'Rats will rally behind the head 'Rat.

McCain is going to have a tough time bucking the anti-Republican tide. There is a Bush fatigue factor that will spill over into all 'Pub candidates. McCain was in Youngstown trying to pitch the free trade-globalist message. That isn't going to win it for him. That's like trying to sell the Mossad to Hamas. Utter suicide.

[Miss Didi]

That’s what Karl Rove was telling the Friends on Fox this morning...that the last time he checked, we had 50 states and not 48.

[Theresawithanh]

The dems don’t go by popular vote in their primaries. The delegates are who determines the nominee. Under the system as it is now, popular vote isn’t a factor. Here’s a link to a NYT article which explains it:

http://tinyurl.com/2s3gpj

Clinton and her supporters are using the popular vote meme to try to show that she should be the nominee, and not Barack Obama.