Honestly, now that Obama is the nominee........

[HejiraNYC]

Originally Posted by LukeA

Florida & Michigan broke the rules, and they have to live with the consequences. Its as cut and dry as anything can be. Call it what it is- the Democratic party shooting itself in the foot once again.

The "rule" per the DNC Rules and Bylaws is that states that move up their primaries may be penalized by up to 50% of their delegation. It was the arbitrary "rule" cooked up by Donna Brazille last year that gave MI and FL 0% of their delegation. Gee, it would seem like a decidedly partisan move by this "undeclared" superdelegate. The Rules and Bylaws also indicate that the full delegation may be restored if each state repaired their violation and enter into compliance, i.e., a re-vote. MI, FL and Clinton were ready, willing and able to fund and perform a re-vote. Obama blocked this by running down the clock via legal wrangling. Yeah, that's a new kind of politician.

Maybe I'm in the minority here, but I'm objective & mature enough to call a spade a spade and not make an argument for/against a candidate in the process.

Why don't you read the rules and bylaws before you determine what a spade really looks like.