Reply #23: Are you surprised? [View All]

[karynnj]

Why do you think that Clinton just happened not to take her name off MI and FL? clerical oversight?

This was an impossible situation that was created when Levin and other MI Democrats and Dean were equally stubborn. They had the ability to set the primary and Dean had the ability to say that he would not honor it. The problem is that it was obvious that the winner would get press and that there will be a downstream problem where it will likely be decided that MI and FL cannot be excluded from the convention. So, how do you think the delegates will be selected? A second primary or by the one the party already had?

Obama and Edwards are likely to be hurt by following the request of the DNC and HRC will likely gain and suffer no consequence of having bucked Dean's request. I admire much of what Dean has done - but not the way he dealt with this mess.