BTW, ‘Puerto Rican’ is not a race...
“Wolfson turned the tables on Matthews on matters racial when, a bit later, talk turned to the way in which the Clinton campaign calculates the popular primary vote.
MATTHEWS: When it comes time to fight for who’s got the most elected delegates, pledged delegates, if you lose that, if you come short, and it’s likely you will come short, can you add Puerto Rican votes to your claim of a popular vote victory?
WOLFSON: Of course!
MATTHEWS: Even though they can’t vote in the presidential election?
WOLFSON: They’re participating in our primary process.
MATTHEWS: Wait, wait, wait. Are you willing to say you have a right to the nomination based on Puerto Rican votes?
WOLFSON: Yes! Which votes are you going to exclude? I’ve said yes!
MATTHEWS: Just people who are not American [NB: Puerto Ricans are US citizens]; are not voting in the American presidential election.
WOLFSON: The Democratic committee has decided that Puerto Rico ought to have a voice in this process. I think it’s the right thing.
MATTHEWS: I think it’s interesting. I haven’t heard you say this before. So in other words, those votes, even though those people can’t vote in a presidential election—
WOLFSON: Absolutely —
MATTHEWS: Will be your argument for why you should have the nomination when you go into the presidential election.
WOLFSON: They will be be part of an argument.
MATTHEWS: Is it part of your popular vote total?
WOLFSON: Sure.
MATTHEWS: That’s one of the metrics!
WOLFSON: Yeah. It is!
MATTHEWS: So you’re going to argue this case?
WOLFSON: We’re going to argue that the popular vote total actually has a bearing, yes.
MATTHEWS: So all the Florida votes cast, when the other candidates, no one campaigned down there. All the Michigan votes even though your candidate was the only name on the ballot. And all the Puerto Rican votes even though they can’t vote in the presidential election. All that adds up to a popular—you guys have pretty good metrics there!
WOLFSON: I don’t think we should be discriminating against certain voters.
MATTHEWS: No, no, no! I would never!
WOLFSON: I’m sure you wouldn’t!
MATTHEWS: Don’t play that card on me!