05/14/08:Michigan, Florida Votes Should Count - Bob Reuschlein
Michigan, Florida Votes Should Count
The Capital Times :: CAP TIMES :: 45
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Bob Reuschlein, Madison
Dear Editor: Hillary Clinton has won in states with 60 percent of the U.S. population to only 37 percent for Barack Obama.
Barack is like a No. 1-seeded basketball team that fattens up its won/loss record on cupcakes but can't win the Final Four - the key swing states of Ohio, Pennsylvania, Michigan and Florida.
Hillary has won 94 swing state electoral college votes to Barack's 37.
Hillary's primary wins cover 59 percent of the U.S. to Barack's 24 percent of the U.S.
The 11 percent of the U.S. using caucuses is giving Barack his whole lead.
The states being left out, Michigan and Florida, would give Hillary a 58 delegate gain.
Caucuses discriminate against seniors afraid to drive in the dark, women with children, and swing-shift working people, exactly the Hillary coalition. Leisure class professionals and youths can open up their schedules, exactly Barack's coalition.
If Hillary can do this well in the key big states, even being outspent 2-1 or 3-1, imagine what she can do when we all get behind her!
Superdelegates, please seat Michigan and Florida and save us from our unfair caucus process! Winning a state should matter!
The Capital Times :: CAP TIMES :: 45
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Bob Reuschlein, Madison
Dear Editor: Hillary Clinton has won in states with 60 percent of the U.S. population to only 37 percent for Barack Obama.
Barack is like a No. 1-seeded basketball team that fattens up its won/loss record on cupcakes but can't win the Final Four - the key swing states of Ohio, Pennsylvania, Michigan and Florida.
Hillary has won 94 swing state electoral college votes to Barack's 37.
Hillary's primary wins cover 59 percent of the U.S. to Barack's 24 percent of the U.S.
The 11 percent of the U.S. using caucuses is giving Barack his whole lead.
The states being left out, Michigan and Florida, would give Hillary a 58 delegate gain.
Caucuses discriminate against seniors afraid to drive in the dark, women with children, and swing-shift working people, exactly the Hillary coalition. Leisure class professionals and youths can open up their schedules, exactly Barack's coalition.
If Hillary can do this well in the key big states, even being outspent 2-1 or 3-1, imagine what she can do when we all get behind her!
Superdelegates, please seat Michigan and Florida and save us from our unfair caucus process! Winning a state should matter!
Submitted by wnpj on Fri, 05/16/2008 - 9:31am.