The Democratic National Committee's Rules and Bylaws group, normally a bunch of behind the scenes party wonks, are front and center this weekend, possibly deciding the fate of the teetering Clinton campaign at their meeting on Saturday.
At stake are the fate of the delegates assigned during the illegal Florida and Michigan primaries. The rule currently states that half of the delegates must be stripped from each state due to their deliberately moving up the dates of their primaries.
The meeting itself will not be the end to Senator Clinton's campaign, but seating only half of the delegates does not bode well for her. Mathematically, she has almost no chance of winning, unless the superdelegates break for her in droves, which is the exact opposite of what has been happening.
Am I correct, the rules committee will "resolve" Florida and Michigan; that ruling can be appealed to the Credentials committee, which in turn can be appealed to the floor of the convention.
I'm a rules nerd, of course.
If Michigan and Florida are seated then is Hillary leading in both delegates and popular vote?
If I am correct then why would Hillary get out? I sure as hell wouldn't and, although I am truly The Real Sporer, I'm not nearly as tough as the Clintons.
Posted by: The Real Sporer | May 29, 2008 9:06 PM | Permalink to Comment