Comments on: At the RBC meeting, it’s all about the respect? http://themoderatevoice.com/20058/at-the-rbc-meeting-its-all-about-the-respect/ An Internet hub for moderates, centrists, and independents, with domestic and international news, analysis, original reporting, and popular features from the left, center, and right Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:26:04 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Jim_Satterfield http://themoderatevoice.com/20058/at-the-rbc-meeting-its-all-about-the-respect/comment-page-1/#comment-132939 Jim_Satterfield Sat, 31 May 2008 19:57:27 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/at-tmv/newsweek-blogitics/20058/at-the-rbc-meeting-its-all-about-the-respect/#comment-132939 Color me unimpressed with booing at something like this, wherever it's coming from. Color me unimpressed with booing at something like this, wherever it's coming from.

]]> By: pacatrue http://themoderatevoice.com/20058/at-the-rbc-meeting-its-all-about-the-respect/comment-page-1/#comment-132936 pacatrue Sat, 31 May 2008 19:37:57 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/at-tmv/newsweek-blogitics/20058/at-the-rbc-meeting-its-all-about-the-respect/#comment-132936 The main question for me is: why would any candidate ever follow a rule from the rules committee in the future if a later meeting will just decide the other way? In other words, next time around if I was a candidate and the rules committee asked me to do something like not campaign in a state or withdraw my name, there's no way I'd do it. After all, all the evidence so far is that following the rules hurts you. We're all debating now just how much Obama's campaign will be hurt by following the rules -- 100%, 50%? The main question for me is: why would any candidate ever follow a rule from the rules committee in the future if a later meeting will just decide the other way? In other words, next time around if I was a candidate and the rules committee asked me to do something like not campaign in a state or withdraw my name, there's no way I'd do it. After all, all the evidence so far is that following the rules hurts you. We're all debating now just how much Obama's campaign will be hurt by following the rules — 100%, 50%?

]]> By: Tully http://themoderatevoice.com/20058/at-the-rbc-meeting-its-all-about-the-respect/comment-page-1/#comment-132935 Tully Sat, 31 May 2008 19:06:28 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/at-tmv/newsweek-blogitics/20058/at-the-rbc-meeting-its-all-about-the-respect/#comment-132935 As should be obvious by now, Clinton supporters have a majority on the RBC. That will NOT get Clinton full delegates, and they know it. But it will get her the 50% called for in the <a href="http://s3.amazonaws.com/apache.3cdn.net/de68e7b6dfa0743217_hwm6bhyc4.pdf">official DNC Delegate Selection Rules</a> [pdf]. Now the Obama supporters are down to pretty much arguing about how to reduce or nullify the net Clinton delegates from MI. It's amusing to watch Bonior making the argument that they shouldn't follow the rules after all the yelling about following the rules that were themselves changed from the original rules by committee fiat. Also amusing is a lack of mention of SC and NH also violating Rule 11.A without any penalty. :-)<br><br>Good circus. Popcorn? As should be obvious by now, Clinton supporters have a majority on the RBC. That will NOT get Clinton full delegates, and they know it. But it will get her the 50% called for in the official DNC Delegate Selection Rules [pdf]. Now the Obama supporters are down to pretty much arguing about how to reduce or nullify the net Clinton delegates from MI. It's amusing to watch Bonior making the argument that they shouldn't follow the rules after all the yelling about following the rules that were themselves changed from the original rules by committee fiat. Also amusing is a lack of mention of SC and NH also violating Rule 11.A without any penalty. :-)

Good circus. Popcorn?

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