From what I could tell of the Democratic National Committee's Rules and Bylaws meeting it was more like a zoo than anything else. Maybe instead of the Woodley Park Marriot it should have been held at the National Zoo down the road. That was the last straw. When I go back home, I'm changing my voter registration to independent.
In a year when the incumbent is extraordinarily unpopular, waging an extraordinarily unpopular war, one would think this would be a shoe in for the Democrats. Instead, the primary is going on for ever, the party is divided and John McCain was probably smirking all of Saturday at what a mess it was.
I voted for Hillary Clinton. At the time I knew my vote was "not counting," but I also thought that a greater outcry would ensue and the vote really would count. For crying out loud, surely the other more than 2.7 Floridians and people of MIchigan thought in the back of their mind their votes would count. Why else would they go out and vote?
After a show like that, my hope is gone. The party is in shreds and McCain might just ride his luck all the way to the white house. Seating the delegates with half a vote is not good enough. It just isn't. I want them all. And my question is: When Obama took his name off the Michigan ballot was it because he wanted to follow the rules or because he thought he would lose? Could he honestly think this would never become an issue later on or that people would just stay at home and not vote on that day? I think that is ridiculous.
I can't imagine I'm the only one who has lost hope in the Democratic Party. We'll just see what that translates into come November.
To see more of zoo:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/31/AR2008053102354.html?hpid=topnews
1 comment:
I disagree about the party being divided, and I am sad you feel so pessimistic about the Democratic chances for the presidency. I think the DNC did a fairly reasonable job handling the Michigan-Florida fiasco. I think that both Hillary and Obama have successfully changed their tones to one of unity. This primary has been the focus of the media, and as a result, has stolen attention away from McCain. Now that the candidate has been chosen, the excitement of choosing the VP has only begun. Considering all the coverage so far, I believe the media will focus more on Barack Obama and his decision than John McCain.
I have to be honest; I'm rooting for the dream team (Obama-Clinton).
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