"Why Won't That Stupid Bitch Quit?" watch
It may not be popular to say this, but not only does it seem likely that Clinton will not drop out before June 3rd, but it also doesn’t seem like a good idea for her to do so. Achieving the sort of closure necessary for a healed, unified party for the general election will require Clinton supporters feeling as though they were allowed to fight until there were no more realistic options remaining.
Because then they can lay back and enjoy it.
Mighty generous, the Boiz, mighty generous. Don’t you think? So considerate of our feelings.
As I said: Re-enfranchise FL an MI, then we’ll talk. This is about justice, not feelings. Because here’s all and everything this latest haka is about:
The Boiz know that for Obama to have any legitimacy left at all, he’s got to do well in the popular votes to come. So, they’re trying to get Hillary voters to believe their votes don’t matter because Obama’s already won.* It’s a mindfuck, pure and simple. So, if you’d even thought of paying attention to these guys, and whoever kidnapped Josh Marshall, don’t, and they won’t be able to create their own reality. Or yours.
Meanwhile, the great Digby has seen it all before. Set the Wayback Machine for December 2003:
Virtual Democracy
I’d like to officially congratulate Howard Dean for winning the nomination of the Democratic party for President of the United States. It was a hard fought campaign, one in which all of the issues were discussed and engaged in great depth with the internet party faithful. All the candidates had a chance to make their case on-line and the best man won. Now, with Al Gore’s dispensation, we can concentrate on beating George W. Bush.
First on the agenda is figuring out how we can expand our new formula of “winning without elections” to the race at large. If we want to take our country back and empower the grassroots again it is clear that our best strategy is to dispense with the unpredictability of democratic elections. As our recent primary taught us, this is the way we can most effectively avoid the unpleasantness of persuading the large numbers of people who aren’t sufficiently internet savvy to know what is good for them.
The best way to expand our new electionless democracy [FL, MI] would be to simply use the tried and true methods of internet activism, political endorsements, the infallible media pronouncements of “inevitability” and raising large amounts of cash. These are the proper measures of a candidate’s fitness for office and surely represent the will of the people better than the archaic practice of actual voting.
Sound familiar? Needless to say, that was parody. Although all of two days later, Ted Rall proved, if the Republicans already hadn’t, that reality and parody are often not easy to distinguish:
By Ted Rall
What if the other Democratic candidates came together at a joint press conference to announce that they were dropping out of the race to endorse Dean? If nothing else, cash-starved states would love it—the average primary costs taxpayers $7 million. More to the point, it would save Dean roughly $75 million—enough to close the money gap with Bush.
A more ephemeral but bigger benefit would be the message that a unified Democratic party could send to the electorate. Canceling the primaries would convey that Democrats are no longer a clumsy amalgamation of special interests. We’re organized, it would say.
Cancelling elections to save money and send a message of unity is such a good idea.
It’s the same old, same old, isn’t it? This Digby in 2003, remember, and it seems that all that the passage of time has done is allow this crap to ferment. Same messianic enthusiasm, same demand that all but The Annointed One drop out, and the usual suspects doing the Unity
haka, too. (Rall was pushing WWTSBQ from the dias at EschaCon, too. What a surprise.)
Pesky voters!
NOTE * The deeply bogus nature of Bower’s argument is explained by BTD. There’s no point even repeating it.
UPDATE Interesting article here. I like overlaying a topographical map on the counties… To reveal Appalachia! Bottom line:
Calling for [Hillary] to drop out before PA, PR, KY and WV vote would be akin to asking Obama to drop out because he was trailing with GA, AL, and MS yet to vote. It’s cutting her off before literally her best states vote.
Yeah, and that couldn’t be why they’re doing it, could it? Nah.