This is the most interesting question of the whole problem to me. What of those votes that would have been cast differently if the first democrat primary was supposed to count?
Will the "do-over" be limited to those that voted democrat in the first primary. (Not likely, as that would require the voter to show ID at the polls, which democrats won't tolerate.) Do the democrats that voted in the republican primary (most likely for McCain) get to participate in the do-over? (I am sure they would have voted democrat if they thought it would count. /s) Should those votes get subtracted from McCain's total?
What restrictions would they put on the "do-over"? How can anything they do (other than follow the rules as written) be fair?
You make some very good points. We had to show ID to vote in the first primary. I had not considered the dems who voted for McCain - very interesting. The national dem party’s decision to punish Michigan and Florida seems to be having the opposite effect. It appears to now be punishing the dem party.
All very good points.
OTOH, I'm wondering if it isn't better for the Witch if they only TALK about doing a re-do. Then she gets the benefit of being the victim (again) and is able to freelance as to what the new results would have been and is able to motivate her supporters in the coming primaries by wailing about how even the DNC supports a re-do now, but they can't figure out how to do it.
Had she not won by the margins she did on Super Tuesday II, none of this discussion would never have come up. Howard Dean has never been so against something (the re-do) in his life (because it directly undermines his authority).
It's only because now the race WILL come down to the superdelegates---and they, by any means available, want to avoid deciding the ticket (although it is their duty to do so)---that the DNC is looking at the re-do as a way, perhaps, to take the matter out of their hands. I.e, get rid of this hot potato.
But the re-do would never have been seriously contemplated had Obama delivered more of a knock-out punch on ST II. So cross-overs definitely helped Hildy by increasing her margin.
“What restrictions would they put on the “do-over”? How can anything they do (other than follow the rules as written) be fair?” ~ Cracker Jack
I’m in Florida and my brother is in Michigan - we’re waiting on ‘em.
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