Reply #5: FL and MI didn't have legit elections. [View All]

There's no point or fairness in counting what they did have, even without the issue of DNC rules, because a lot of people knew the elections wouldn't count and stayed home. Magically deciding that these elections will count after all, after the fact and in defiance of party bylaws, disenfranchises those voters and produces a skewed count.

Party leaders in Florida and Michigan had plenty of time to organize fair and rule-abiding elections (or caucuses, if they wanted to go cheap) and opted not to. They had plenty of time to petition to change the rules, if they thought they were unfair and should be changed. They chose to beg forgiveness rather than ask permission, and it bit them in the ass. Presumably, next election cycle, voters in those states will make sure their leaders hold a fair election in accordance with party rules, so that their primary votes will count.