You Get Half

Well the results are in from yesterday's big Democratic Rules Committee meeting and it goes like this; basically Obama and Clinton each get half of the delegates from Michigan and Florida. I watched many hours of the meeting live and was not surprised by the reaction of Clinton supporters in the crowd when the decision was reached. Senator Clinton wanted the committee to seat all of the delegates from Florida and Michigan. Speakers talked with great confidence about Democratic unity, but it looked to me like nothing could be further from the truth. I do not think Clinton is going to give up and will likely take her fight all the way to the Democratic Convention this summer. Clinton has long made the argument that she is the more electable candidate and matches up better against Republican John McCain. Clinton has also claimed to be ahead in the popular vote, and now if you count Michigan and Florida, she has a lead of around 100,000 votes. This will be Hillary's argument and it's not a bad one, but with the Democratic leadership yearning for an end to this process, her case may fall upon deaf ears. The leadership is more concerned with moving ahead and securing the White House this fall, and rightfully so. Despite this, I still do not see Clinton taking this lying down. It will be interesting to see what Clinton decides to do. Would anybody really be surprised if she decides on a "scorched earth" policy and takes the fight all the way to Denver?

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