Reply #37: I believe the pledge they all signed was that they would not [View All]

campaign in FL and MI, whether by appearing in the states to campaign or by advertising. The pledge did not state that they would not count any of the votes. After all, that would not be up to the candidates. They could only give assurances as to their own behavior. They were not paying personally for these primaries. BTW, who did pay for the primaries? I believe it was the states involved. If so, you cannot hold the voters personally responsible for what was done without their input, as the states obviously thought they were paying good money for a primary that would count.

The pledge did not state that they would not have their names on the ballot either. That was left up to the candidates. Hillary kept her name on both ballots. Obama took his off in MI, as did Edwards, Biden and Richardson. All candidates names were left on in FL, and, as everybody knows, Obama did advertise in FL.

I don't believe any of the candidates believed that these votes would count in the long run, because a dem primary has not gone on this long in a while. They all could easily have believed that the delegates would be seated at the convention, and should have acted accordingly. No one should want two important states like MI and FL to be left out in the rain.

You should all admit to yourselves that if the advantage were Obama's, you'd be singing a different tune. These are Hillary's votes and you know it. Even now, there could be a revote, but Obama won't agree to it. Some democrats!