Arrogant DNC disenfranchises Michigan and Florida Democrats

If I was a Democrat in Michigan or Florida at this point, I think I would be looking at the general election in November a bit differently than my fellow Democrats in the rest of the country.

Last night Michigan held a Democratic presidential primary, and Hillary Clinton defeated “Uncommitted” by just under 100,000 votes, and received “zero” delegates from Michigan. You read that right. Michigan will be sending zero accredited delegates voted on by the registered Democrats in Michigan to the Democratic Convention in Denver this year. These phantom delegates from Michigan are soon to be joined by the non-delegates from Florida on the 29th of January.

You have read the above correct. Democrats from Michigan and Florida will have zip, nada, none, zero input into the selection of the Democratic nominee for president of the United States. In probably one of the most arrogant acts of disenfranchising it’s own party voters, the Democratic National Committee has seen fit to strip both Michigan and Florida of delegate representation for having the audacity of the state legislatures of those states moving their primaries to dates before the big shindig on February 5th. The Republican National Committee has reduced the number of delegates from each state by half, but did not take the completely arrogant step of totally disenfranchising two entire state party faithful.

So the Democrats in Michigan and Florida are being punished because those particular State legislatures (you know the properly elected officials of the people), dared move their primaries (both Republican and Democrat) to a date before February 5th. In effect the Michigan and Florida Democratic primaries are nothing more than glorified beauty pageants being paid for by state government funds (after all who do you think pays for primary elections?). If I was a Democrat, in either Michigan or Florida, I might be thinking of being a little spiteful come general election time in November and just stay home, or even worse, vote for some wacky Independent candidate.

But hey, the Democrats have the General election sowed up and won’t need the electoral votes from Michigan and Florida to put their candidate over the top and into the White House.

But should the November general election turn out to be close, and disenfranchised Democrats from Michigan and Florida from the primaries, not get out and vote, and the Republicans pull out those states, we may very likely be looking back at this singularly arrogant step by the DNC as the reason for the loss.

As I like to say.. American Democracy in action is always entertaining.. you can't possibly make this stuff up.

And if any of the non-delegates need a place to stay in Denver come convention time, give me a shout I think I have a spare room available.