Comments on One Person, Half a Vote

MSNBC is calling it a 2-2 split but asserting one or more of the 5 supers may go with the majority vote. For those keeping track, there are now only 670 delegates left to be claimed, 404 in the remaining caucuses and primaries and 266 uncommitted supers. To win, Obama needs to get just 276 more delegates. Clinton needs to claim 415. (I think Edwards has about 18 that could obviously go either way.)

I was born on Guam ("where America's day begins!"). I haven't been back to my natal isle in a few years, but I'm pretty offended about the 1/2 a vote thing. I would be willing to settle for 2/3.

I think they probably did the half-vote thing because there's only 4 delegates total. Given the proportional system, a candidate would need to win 75% or more of the vote to ever make it anything besides a 2-2 split. At least this way, there's kinda-sorta a reflection of a winner.

He won by 7 votes (not percentages points, but votes). Apparently, there was a lot of ballot "spoilage" in the precinct where Hillary won handily. So, there will be a recount, which might boost Hillary.

Hahahaha, you lose, you Obama-dick-sucking automatons. Ha. Get used to the feeling.

You know, people like the guy above make me think, "maybe Obama's got a point about how nice it would be to not have politics based on contention..."

Which is ironic, given that the person obviously would rather keep things at the 3rd-grade name-calling level.

Also, since there's only 8 half-votes, if the vote is within 12.5% they'll split delegates evenly, so it looks like MSNBC is correct... and that's not a 'loss' it's a 'tie'.

The whole 'automoton' meme about Obama is interesting too. Strange that the first candidate to talk to the public as if we're real people and not a bunch of idiot brainless robots gets this type of label foisted on him.

It's sort of like how people who appose this war and our governments dictatorial, anti-democratic style are called unpatriotic, rather than the authoritarian fucks running the game.

Bravo, Dan.