Reply #56: Sorry, but that is simply untrue [View All]

[MagsDem]

The secretary of state of MI gave all democrats the opportunity to remove their names from the ballot. Obama and Edwards did it for political reasons. She choose to respect dem voters, whether the DNC seated delegates as a result or not. Their political gamesmanship was their decision.

"At issue is a decision by Mr. Obama and a former North Carolina senator, John Edwards, to withdraw their names from the Michigan ballot in October. That came after the Democratic National Party imposed sanctions on the state party for scheduling its primary ahead of the date the national party approved — February 5 "Super Tuesday."

At the time, the withdrawals were seen as a ploy to isolate Senator Clinton, who had a large lead in national polls, and make it seem as though she was taking advantage of the standoff. But the perception among rank-and-file Democrats is that the state party leadership lost a showdown with the Democratic National Committee. The national party stripped Michigan of its convention delegates, disenfranchising a large part of its political base in the process. And it threatens to weaken the party in a key state for the general election."