Reply #30: Who moved up the Michigan primary? [View All]

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It wasn't Howard Dean; and it wasn't the state parties in the other states. It was the Michigan state democratic party that unilaterally decided (as you yourself admit in another post) that they wanted more "relevance" in selecting the party nominee. Every other state agreed to the primary schedule, every other state agreed to get in line and wait in line. The alleged "dominance" of Iowa and New Hampshire notwithstanding, it was not and is not up to Michigan alone to make decisions for the national party. The Michigan Democrats put themselves into this fix, not Howard Dean, not anyone else.

If Dean had acquiesced in the power grab by Michigan and Florida, he would have compromised the agreement reached by the other 48 states, and as dreadfully important as Michigan and Florida are, they aren't the sum and substance of the nation. 48 states followed the rules, two states didn't. Those states were warned over and over again not to break their agreement; they ignored the warnings, and as far as the rest of the country, which did abide by their agreement, is concerned, they've been suitably rewarded.

You and your mother are entitled to your own opinion about how defensible Michigan's actions were; you're not entitled to your own facts.