Legal Commentary

Abandoning The Clinton Uncertainty/Revote Theory

By Big Tent Democrat

By Big Tent Democrat

Speaking for me only

In my earlier discussion about why Hillary Clinton should fight for revotes in Michigan and Florida, I noted that most bloggers, including Kos, had adopted Mark Schmitt's view that Clinton did not want revotes in Michigan and Florida - she wanted uncertainty. Now that it appears that there will be no revotes, Kos adopts my view of this Clinton uncertainty/revote issue:

[T]he news out of Michigan and Florida may have lifted enough of that uncertainty to begin shifting that media narrative. Uber-CW-meister (and professional asshole) Mark Halperin, formerly of The Note, and now at Time, delivers the cruel blow:

Monday's decision by Florida Democrats to abandon their efforts to hold a new primary, in order to get their delegation seated at the national party's August convention, is another blow to Hillary Clinton's attempt to close the small but near-impregnable delegate gap on her rival, Barack Obama. And she's having little more luck in Michigan [...]

Clinton's only hope now in Florida would be for the national party's credentials committee, which meets later this year, to change course and count some or all of the delegates elected in January. But most Democrats - and even some of Clinton's supporters - believe this is unlikely [...]

The Obama campaign has cleverly slow-walked the debate over the Florida and Michigan primaries, knowing that the clock on their side. With Florida essentially giving up, and Michigan struggling to find a solution, Clinton's time - and options - are fast running out.

Before, no one agreed with me on this. I have a feeling more pro-Obama blogs will see the light as Markos has. Funny how that works.

Full post as published by TalkLeft on March 18, 2008 (boomark / email).