He did propose a means to count the vote in MI (at least; not sure about FL): a caucus. But Clinton followers give him no points there because a caucus is seen as favoring his chances, so it was just a self-serving move. Meanwhile, the quickie revote proposed by Clinton would be dominated by party insiders with little time for grassroots organization, and therefore favor her chances. But nobody talks about how self-serving that proposal is.....not to mention her suggestion that the January primaries were "fairly decided" and should count as-is, despite the fact that Obama wasn't even on the ballot.
They're both playing to win with the hands they're dealt.
Meanwhile, nobody wants to talk about the 100 or so superdelegates Clinton had committed even before Iowa, before the voters in their states had a chance even to see the competition. Take them away and Obama is leading in superdelegates, too.
If you want a perfect world, max-democracy scenario: have fair revotes in MI and FL, with time to organize and campaign. Wipe out any superdelegates who committed before the first votes were cast. Poll the participants in caucus states that did not report popular vote totals, and add those numbers into the total PV.
Clinton would probably win FL and MI, but certainly by smaller margins than in January. Maybe much smaller, and MI might even be in play. She'd lose about 100 superdelegates relative to BO. And Obama would gain popular votes. End result: Obama leads in every category, in most by wide margins. [ Parent ]
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