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Originally Posted by jaded  You are wrong. She not only promised, she put it in writing: Three of the major Democratic presidential candidates on Saturday pledged not to campaign in Florida, Michigan and other states trying to leapfrog the 2008 primary calendar, a move that solidified the importance of the opening contests of Iowa and New Hampshire.
Hours after Senator Barack Obama of Illinois and former Senator John Edwards of North Carolina agreed to sign a loyalty pledge put forward by party officials in Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada and South Carolina, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York followed suit. The decision seemed to dash any hopes of Mrs. Clinton relying on a strong showing in Florida as a springboard to the nomination.
“We believe Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada and South Carolina play a unique and special role in the nominating process,” Patti Solis Doyle, the Clinton campaign manager, said in a statement. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/02/us...cs/02dems.html
True democracy would be that majority wins. Obama has the majority. So yes, these remaining people can vote (and I'm not even talking about Florida and Michigan), but in essence, since she cannot catch up to Obama, their votes aren't really counting. She can't have Florida like it is, b/c his name wasn't on the ballot, so there goes that strategy. She's refused to agree to the Michigan delegate seating plan b/c she still won't catch up. |
She did NOT campaign in either of those states. So she did not go back on her word. And Obama was the one who campaigned in Florida. Some of his ads were shown in Florida.
And Democracy is that everyone gets an opportunity and a say. She has ever right to be in the race as she has not broken any rules.
Sorry it is you who are wrong on this. All this is sooo goood for the country. Not sure why anyone would not want it to play out. I know the media is trying to convince everyone that Clinton has no right to be there. But that is just pure manipulation.
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Clinton Camp Says Obama Breaks Florida-Campaign Pledge | The New York Observer