Comments on: Half a Vote is Better Than None, so I just became a Half-Assed Republican http://www.roblimo.com/node/288 Observations about politics, the Internet, and other random topics Fri, 05 Dec 2008 09:41:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: pudge http://www.roblimo.com/node/288#comment-92405 pudge Wed, 26 Dec 2007 23:28:51 +0000 http://www.roblimo.com/node/288#comment-92405 Kenneth, this is question-begging. You are simply wrong, and you make the case WHY you are wrong: the delegates will be seated BY THE NOMINEE. But that only happens once there IS a nominee. If there is no nominee before the convention -- and this happens WITHOUT including Florida's primary votes -- then the nominee will be chosen at convention, and Florida won't get to participate. It is absolutely true that a Democratic vote in Florida's primary will not count. However, the problem I have with what Robin said is that it is FLORIDA'S FAULT. Florida knew well in advance that if they moved the primary earlier, that they would risk losing their delegates in both parties. They did it anyway, apparently thinking the parties wouldn't follow their own rules. Florida was wrong, and now Florida has the gall to cry foul. Flummery: it is all their fault that they are in this mess. If anyone disenfranchised Floridians, it was Florida. Kenneth, this is question-begging. You are simply wrong, and you make the case WHY you are wrong: the delegates will be seated BY THE NOMINEE. But that only happens once there IS a nominee. If there is no nominee before the convention — and this happens WITHOUT including Florida’s primary votes — then the nominee will be chosen at convention, and Florida won’t get to participate.

It is absolutely true that a Democratic vote in Florida’s primary will not count.

However, the problem I have with what Robin said is that it is FLORIDA’S FAULT. Florida knew well in advance that if they moved the primary earlier, that they would risk losing their delegates in both parties. They did it anyway, apparently thinking the parties wouldn’t follow their own rules. Florida was wrong, and now Florida has the gall to cry foul. Flummery: it is all their fault that they are in this mess. If anyone disenfranchised Floridians, it was Florida.

]]> By: Kenneth Quinnell http://www.roblimo.com/node/288#comment-92364 Kenneth Quinnell Wed, 26 Dec 2007 17:48:14 +0000 http://www.roblimo.com/node/288#comment-92364 Except, of course, that this isn't actually what the DNC has said and it isn't true. The DNC doesn't have the power to choose which delegates will be seated at the convention, only the presidential nominee has that power. Everyone has said that the eventual nominee, regardless of who it is, will seat Florida's delegates. You are buying in to the propaganda of the Republican party if you think people's votes won't count if they vote in the Democratic primary. Republicans don't want Democrats to show up and vote on January 29th so they can get the property tax amendment passed. Don't fall for it. Except, of course, that this isn’t actually what the DNC has said and it isn’t true. The DNC doesn’t have the power to choose which delegates will be seated at the convention, only the presidential nominee has that power. Everyone has said that the eventual nominee, regardless of who it is, will seat Florida’s delegates. You are buying in to the propaganda of the Republican party if you think people’s votes won’t count if they vote in the Democratic primary. Republicans don’t want Democrats to show up and vote on January 29th so they can get the property tax amendment passed. Don’t fall for it.

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