Some people are very ignorant to the whole Democratic nomination. I will try and sum it up for those of you who are a bit clueless.
Yes, Obama has a 150 Delegate lead. He has won many small states, and a few large ones. But it isn't Obama that is the problem, it was his strategy. He went into this nomination with a 50 state strategy. This is something the DNC wants to implement. Bring out the Democrats in all 50 states and overtake the Republicans. Here lies the problem. Many of the small states, Southern states, Midwest states are primarily Republican. They have a much larger Republican population and in some cases, outnumber democrats 3 to 1. These states really are useless to the Democrats in a General Election. (Read up on General Election and the Electoral College if you don't yet understand why they are useless). By winning in (Red states) which are states with a huge Republican population compared to a Democratic population, you've done nothing but manipulate voting. Yes, the Democrats in that state should be heard, and the popular vote will show that. The problem I see, is that even without the votes from Florida and Michigan, Obama and Hillary are still within like 4% of each other in the national popular vote. This small percentage cannot explain the gap of delegates between the two, therefore, the pledged delegate system is obviously flawed.
This is what matters.
The Swing States:
There are these states that are called Swing States (Or Battleground States). These states have a very close percentage as far as Democrat / Republican population goes. Obama, has not won a Swing State, and has only won one Large state (Illionis). Yes Obama won Georgia, but Georgia is a Republican state that you will not see vote Democrat in a General Election. Same with others like Alabama and Utah. These states "are" useless to Democrats in a General Election. Hillary Clinton on the other hand, used the right strategy. Solidify the Large Blue states. (NY, California), and solidify a base in the Battleground states, (Ohio, PA, Florida). This is the strategy that will win a General Election.
If Obama wins the Democratic Nomination, I do not see him winning a General Election. Not only because of the senior members of Clinton's loyal voters moving to McCain, but because Obama has yet to win a swing state. His momentum in battleground states does not exist.
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