The nominating process is not about ...

[The Ghost]

figuring out who plays better in bigger states or whatever the case is, its about letting all Democrats, based on the RULES set up by fellow Democrats, decide collectively who the nominee is. For anyone to say that votes by Democrats in Alaska or Utah are any less than those in Pennsylvania or California is disgusting. They are Democrats. End of story. Their views on who they think is more electable or who is the best candidate to represent them and all Democrats in every state holds equal value as compared to me in liberal old semi-big state Massachusetts.

[billybob537]

1. The delagates count

and nothing else.
All the BULLSHIT rationalizing in the world wont change that.

[frogcycle]

2. it is about the PARTY selecting its candidate

the PARTY decides how it will do that. If it wants to slice and dice the popular votes and decide who counts more, that is its prerogative. Not saying it SHOULD, mind you, but the party wrote rules that gave the SD's the right to consider whatever in the hell they want. So if they are "sold" that Alaska doesn't matter and West Virginia does, they get to express that opinion in their vote. It is not "disgusting." It is the rules.