Are the campaigns moving toward enfranchisement?
According to a Clinton press release I pulled off Google News this morning (no, neither campaign emails me anything or invites me to the conference calls,) the following letter was sent to the Obama campaign by Hillary Clinton's campaign manager.
David Plouffe
P.O. Box 8102
Obama for America
Chicago, Illinois 60680
Dear David:
The 2008 primary campaign has been a spirited contest that has resulted in record voter turnout. Both of our candidates can proudly boast of bringing new people into the process and energizing our Democratic Party.
With the campaign now entering the final phase of the nominating contest, it is vital that both of our campaigns come together to ensure that the delegations from Florida and Michigan be seated to reflect the will of the voters.
In Florida and Michigan, nearly 2.5 million Americans made their voices heard and participated in primary elections. We think the results of those primaries were fair and should be honored.
Over the last few weeks, there has been much discussion about how to ensure that the Florida and Michigan delegations are seated. We think there are two options: Either honor the results or hold new primary elections.
To that end, we are in active consultation with all of our supporters in Florida, including Members of Congress. In Michigan, we are in active consultation with the committee appointed by Governor Granholm.
We hope that your campaign will join us in our efforts to ensure that these votes are counted.
Sincerely,
Maggie Williams
Campaign Manager
Hopefully we'll see a positive response from Mr. Plouffe soon.
Comments
I guess that is what [link removed for taste, ebw] 35 years of experience get you
[rawdawg, please don't spam my comments with your anti-Clinton tirades. Clinton has lots of flaws (I didn't vote for her, or Obama) but her campaign is on the right side of voter enfranchisement. Obama has yet to show he is as well. mbw]
Posted by: rawdawgbuffalo | March 12, 2008 01:58 PM
I've pointed out earlier The Wellington Declaration or What is the real value of an area denial munition? that the distinction between the two candidates' votes on munitions is presumptive.
I do wish people who make claims about weapons systems on Wampum would use the search function to see what we've written about that system previously, if anything and we've written a bit about area denial munitions, and about the DoD mission and budget.
I've deleted the link contained in the prior comment. We're neutral (as in unimpressed by either).
Posted by: ebw | March 12, 2008 04:33 PM