@CarolineK: Well, there's no process because it hasn't happened before. Hillary would, obviously, prefer the votes of the actual primaries stand as-is because she won by large margins. Barack and others would, I assume, argue that's unfair because he abided by the strictures laid down by the DNC. Until yesterday, when… Read more
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@Political Party Girl: It is, indeed, April 22. She's got to do more than win, she's got to win big or else the math gets unsustainable, which is why I think we start to see a push for FL and MI to be able to seat their delegates. Read more
@entonces: I never personally said she should step down - nor do I at all think she will. I think if she's not getting the margins she needs after TX/OH she's going to go harder after MI and FL and push for more superdelegates. Nor did I say she should apologize- she didn't mention Obama in her speech last night at… Read more
@SinisterRouge: No, she's got to take all the remaining primaries after Wisconsin- Texas, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Wyoming, Mississippi, Indiana, North Carolina, West Virginia, Kentucky, Oregon, Montana and South Dakota by about 60% to win. Read more
@entonces: Why is it that I can point out all day, every day when candidates do something iffy (with linked evidence for your review, if you cared, even) and yet if I point out when Hillary does it, I'm an Obamaniac? Also, when did I call her "a bitch"? I said that in the political world it's considered snitty, and it… Read more
@SinisterRouge: Oh, honey, she didn't fire Penn. He's still there. Read more
@SarahMC, KittenFluff, SinisterRouge: Congratulating the winner is de rigeur. Before complaining, please check out his speech in New Hampshire, starting at :50 where it's the first thing he does. He also, as mentioned, congratulated McCain last night first thing off. McCain congratulated Huckles in West Virginia. I've… Read more
@purgle: Junior Senator only denotes which of a state's 2 Senators got to the Senate more recently, not actual seniority. NY's senior Senator, Chuck Schumer, was first elected to office in 1998, so he's not exactly that much more senior in the Senate as a whole than Hillary, elected in 2000. Read more
@ligatures, SinisterRouge: Seriously, guys, if everytime someone leaves to spend more time with their family in politics was actually leaving to spend more time with their family, the divorce rate would be a lot lower in political families. It has nothing to do with whether Moe likes Obama or not. Read more
@SinisterRouge: The other guy's supporters spew vitriol? Really? Because I think it was Hill's supporters that called Obama a psychological gang-rapist after the debates, and have called women who dare to support Obama betrayers of feminism, let alone told me (i.e., not a supporter of anyone right now) that I'm stupid… Read more
@SinisterRouge: Actually, she was asked in political terms if she would stump for Hillary, and followed up by saying that everyone in the Democratic party would support whomever the nominee is. In campaign terms, those are very different questions. I understand your point, but you're talking then about giving up your… Read more
@SinisterRouge: So, you're only a committed Democrat as long as your candidate wins? Read more
@Political Party Girl: They're thinking it will matter, but everything I've seen says that it won't - like, it's basically the functional equivalent of not actually voting. Read more
@jerseylicious: According to the Maryland Board of Elections (which I just checked), Gravel is indeed on the ballot. [Vote411.org] has some outdated info, but does have links to most of the state boards and they'll all tell you who is on your individual state's ballot. Read more