In a taping of OTR (and, apparently in a not-so-candid conversation with a Detroit Free Press reporter), Former Governor Jim Blanchard equated the current primary debacle in Michigan and Flroida to a 'McCain Victory'. The article can be found here:
http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080328/NEWS06/80328018
Despite being biased to the Clinton side of the potential options facing Michigan, Florida, and the DNC, Blanchard does make a point: if we can't get our act together to decide on who we want for President, how will we ever be able to get an effective campaign on in the generals? The candidate will have to bear a heavy burden from these primary scars, and the GOP is ready to go with their golden boy and his requisite arch-conservative running mate.
How did we get here? I think because of a front-loaded political calendar that is almost unprecdented in our history. This should stand as an example of an election cycle gone awry. Bill Nelson, PLEASE help us get out of this mess by standing up for REAL reform!
What can we do? My vote is a 50/50 split. Simple, cost-effective. Hey, maybe we can do a 51/49 for Clinton to 'preserve' her victory. I don't care.
As someone who is running for a delegate seat, I beg the DNC, MDP, and both candidates' campaigns to her me: I don't want to be disenfranchised, nor do I want to hand McCain a victory. This issue needs to be decided by the populace and not the supers. Give us a chance, however small it may be, to have our voices heard, and bring respect back to a party that will desprately need it come August. |
