Did Hillary make a mistake not contesting the election at the convention?

[Drunken Irishman]

She had a much stronger case than Bernie Sanders. She actually won the overall popular vote, and came within 300 or so delegates of Obama. She could have taken to the convention, which I know was not a popular feeling among DUers at the time.

Should she have?

[MattP]

1. Hell no

You lose the delegate count you lose

[Renew Deal]

2. Hillary cares about the country

[polio2]

3. she should've because that was her only shot at the job

considering the impending indictment.

[Dr Hobbitstein]

7. .

[msanthrope]

12. I love that clip! nt

[grossproffit]

17. This never gets old!

[geek tragedy]

8. slow day at reddit? nt

[sufrommich]

4. No.She knew a 300 delegate deficit was impossible to overcome and

acted accordingly.

[joshcryer]

5. people would be saying "Clinton who?" right now

She would've been effectively banned from the party forever

[Prism]

6. She didn't win the popular vote

She simply contested the disqualified places, Michigan and Florida. She campaigned there. Obama did not, because they were disqualified, but their results were mixed in.

Obama still won the popular vote. Barely.

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/president/democratic_vote_count.html

So this idea she was a popular vote winner who was displaced is wrong.

[Metric System]

9. No. And I remember assuring Obama supporters on DU that she wouldn't contest. Sanders supporters

have done the exact opposite: advocating for a contested convention, despite Sanders being further behind in pledged delegates than Hillary was in 2008.

[Warren DeMontague]

10. I think she would have lost to McCain.

[Hiraeth]

14. But he chose to hang that anchor Sarah Palin around his neck.

But maybe he would have chosen differently.

[beachbum bob]

11. A gracious loser with class

Unlike what we have now days.... embarrassing America

[Hiraeth]

15. lol

[MohRokTah]

13. Hillary's loyalties lay with her party and moreso with her country.

Unlike Sanders whose loyalties are all to himself.

[Agschmid]

16. No.