I'm not sure what you mean by "poor political calculation" as MI doesn't count.
Thanks for your reply. Is there any reason why you didn't answer my question?
Wait, you think Obama campaigned in Florida? So you're actually advocating that Florida secede from the Union? Interesting! That's what the national networks said it would take for his NATIONAL ad not to play in Florida.
Why did Obama encourage his supporters to vote undecided in Michigan
Link me to a quote of Obama or any official campaign communication encouraging his supporters to vote uncommitted in Michigan, or retract the claim.
What he said is just a talking point. To my knowledge, the vote uncommitted movement was grassroots based. I know a couple of people who made signs themselves and put them out at polling places in their county.
Congressman John Conyers was big in the vote uncommited movement in Michigan.
http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/art icle?AID=/20080115/POLITICS01/801150390
Last week, Rep. John Conyers Jr., a Detroit Democrat who supports Obama, began running radio commercials imploring party members to vote uncommitted.
I don't think you've answered the question.
"Why did Obama encourage his supporters to vote undecided in Michigan"
Because CLINTON BROKE HER PLEDGE. If she hadn't broken her pledge, then she wouldn't be on the ballot, and the uncommitted vote would be meaningless, because both Obama and Clinton voters would be voting it.
Because if Obama hadn't done so, then you'd be claiming 95% of the vote from Michigan and 95% of the Michigan delegates, and you'd be fucking up the rules even more for your benefit.
Because then Clinton's deceit and lies and her broken pledges would have benefited her even more.
I'm tired of this whole piece of intellectual dishonesty, all originating from Clinton's broken pledge, from Clinton's disgustingly obscene lies and flip-flopping attitude.
She pledged not to participate, then you have the audacity to complain about other people not handing her 100% of the Michigan delegates she attempted to cheat?
The thief complains about not stealing all of the booty rather than just 55% of it?
No, you know what - it's as simple as this:
If you are counting Michigan in any argument concerning popular vote or concerning the "will of the people" or whatever, and you're giving 0 votes to Obama (not even the uncommited ones), then you're simply not worth talking to.
As such the entire Clinton campaign and all their hardcore fans on the Internet, have officially stopped being worth talking to, as they're all claiming she's the popular vote winner.
There's no further point discussing people as fundamentally dishonest with that -- my discussion of pledges and rules, and the very meaning of democracy is meaningless and wasted. Not with people who are counting Michigan in a popular vote tally and are giving 0 votes to Obama.
So this is the end: From now on, I won't be attempting to discuss with you, I'll just be mocking you. You people don't deserve anything better.
