Those of you watching the Rules Committiee debate, what do you think they should do...

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...with Michigan and Florida? I have been watching it ever since it came on and I don't see what the big deal is. I disagree with Obama's campaign plan about a 50/50 split. Thats stupid because that completly disregards the vote in both states.

I think Florida should be seated the way it was voted. All names were on the ballot and record turnout of votes occurred. As with Michigan, it turns out that Hillary would have won it anyway. They said she would have received 46% and Obama 35%, so she would have had an 11 point victory anyway. Edwards would have 15% of the vote. Or they should just give the votes the way they were voted as the former Michigan governer said. Obama and 3 other canidates VOLUNTARILY removed their names from the ballot and according to the rules committee, there was no rule that said they had to. Hillary should get her 73 Michigan delegates and Obama get nothing. Those 55 delegates go to uncomitted.
They go to uncommitted because there is a rule that says that everyone get an equal share of delegates based on the percentage of votes they received. Since uncommitted got 40%, it gets 55 delegates. It's Obama's fault he removed his name and he would have lost anyway by 11 points.
CountessVendetta obviously you know nothing. the canidates did NOT agree to remove there name from the ballots, 4 of them VOLUNTARILY removed their names. Obviously you have not been watching the thing at all. You should and educate yourself. At least then you would know how things really went on unstead of listening to everything Obama and his stupid @ss campaign tells you.
 
If you don't split the delegates 50/50, it sends a message to the world that American politics is a joke. We can't even follow our own rules and when we try to resolve an issue, the person who followed the rules to begin with gets the shaft.
 
I think even though you are biased that you are 100% correct. Obama needs to allow the people of Michigan and Florida to be counted as was. How can he become President otherwise? Democrats? Democracy? Come on if you don't count the voters of those two States then you don't have a Democracy.
 
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