Is it Over? Are we There Yet?

Tomorrow the Democratic Primary season will be over. So, by the end of the week, after "superdelegates" choose sides, there will be a Democratic nominee for President and the general election will unofficially begin.

This will be the case because the Democratic Rules Committee reached a compromise on what to do about the delegates in Florida and Michigan, two states that moved their primary up before February 5. Now many people, regardless of candidate choice, think this is a dumb rule. But, I am not one of those people. Having a few early contests give candidates the opportunity to show their ability to campaign. A good showing in Iowa and New Hampshire can show the viability of a candidate before the huge Super Tuesday contests. However, I do think Iowa, New Hampshire, and the other few early contests should not have that early contest right for every election cycle. I would prefer different smaller states the right to have early primaries, so they can have more influence.

Here is a missed fact about the primary election. Republicans also stripped delegates from a few states. Florida, Michigan, South Carolina, and Wyoming were stripped of half of their delegates by the Republican National Committee. However, the candidates were still allowed to campaign in those states and the party has not faced a public relations nightmare from this decision. Now, the Democratic Party have given Florida and Michigan half of their delegate votes.

On this issue, the Republicans did what they do best, public relations. They have come out looking much better, even though the Democrats have penalized fewer states.

But, this is not enough for Hillary Clinton, of course because she is still losing. She now must persuade superdelegates to endorse her to win the nomination. Her main argument for this is that she has won the popular vote. But, that is not completely true. She had more people vote for her in primaries. However, if caucus votes are included, Barack Obama wins the popular vote. It is quite disgraceful of Sen. Clinton to claim the popular vote in the name of not disenfranchising voters. She makes that claim while disenfranchising Alaska, Colorado, Idaho, Minnesota, North Dakota, Nebraska, Hawaii, and Wyoming, as well as those who voted "uncommitted" in Michigan because Obama was not on the ballot.

Rabbit