Gore And Bradley Pulled Their Names Off Michigan Ballot in 2000

[slinkerwink]

Looks like this isn't the first time Michigan has tried this primary-jumping bullshit. In 2000, Michigan Democrats held a primary against DNC rules and only Lyndon LaRouche had his name on the ballot. The rest below is from a post on Dailykos:

link: http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/4/27/171536/820/986/504473

So it's interesting to note that Michigan has played its game of chicken with the DNC before - repeatedly - and that Gore, Bradley, Obama, Edwards - all of the major candidates except Hillary - took their names off the ballot. And it's also interesting that, rather than pushing the DNC to seat delegates based on the results of their flawed 2000 primary (Uncommitted 71%, Lyndon LaRouche 29%), Michigan Democrats quickly scheduled a do-over: An open caucus, held on March 11th, 2000, that sent a full slate of delegates to the convention.

If you didn't have enough reasons before to call shenanigans on Hillary Clinton, then here's a couple more reasons why her arguments don't hold water: She ignored precedent when she left her name on the Michigan ballot, and her supporters' calls to seat delegates based on the flawed primary are inconsistent with what Michigan Democrats did in 2000.

[slinkerwink]

1. history has a tendency to repeat itself with Michigan, doesn't it?

[DJ13]

2. So, as a repeat offender I think Michagan should lose all delegates this time

Got to put a stop to their BS sooner or later.

[slinkerwink]

3. yep. We kept telling them NO in 2000, 2004, and in 2008!

[lapfog_1]

4. And remember WHO it was that was telling them NO

back then... none other than Terry McAuliffe, who now has a different take on the subject.

:rofl:

[slinkerwink]

5. what a flip-flopper!

[TahitiNut]

6. Michigan held a Democratic CAUCUS in 2000 ... on the same date (March 11) as Arizona's primary

Super Tuesday 2000 was March 7th. It was the GOP that did the "primary" on February 22. In 2000, John Engler (R) was the Governor of Michigan ... the worst in its history. Realize also that Stabenow's predecessor, Spencer Abraham (R) was the junior Senator and the state legislature was controlled by the GOP.

http://elections.gmu.edu/Voter_Turnout_2004_Primaries.htm

See also http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_primaries,_2000

It should probably be noted that John McCain won the Michigan GOP Primary in 2000.
The 2008 GOP Primary was won by Mitt Romney.

WHO do you think Michigan will vote for in 2008 if it's a McCain/Romney ticket????

It's a FUBAR ... and as long as the in-fighting Democrats continue to try to EXPLOIT the FUBAR for internal control of the party, they can kiss Michigan goodbye in November.