Michigan and Florida: I'm sorry, but you missed out

If I were a voter in Michigan or Florida, Democrat or Republican, I would be furious.

Because at this point is is impossible for two things to happen simultaneously:

Me to count in the primary
This to be a fair nomination

The fact is that the current mess is someone’s fault, and we know who those people are. Why this was not a giant story when it was happening is absolutely beyond me.

A group degenerates in each of these states got together and gambled with the votes of the people they represent, without the permission of those people they disenfranchised, and they lost. They knew exactly what the punishment was before the decision to move the primaries was made.

The problem is that, at this stage, the candidates have agreed to not campaign in the two states (an agreement which Clinton ignored), and what this has created is an imbalance in the process.

You damn well can’t count the results from the primaries they held, but I think everyone knows that. I also don’t think you can really have a “do-over,” and that’s for a couple of reasons: first, the states knew the penalties going in, and it’s absurdly juvenile to whine “oh, but it huuuuuurts” when you get burned.

Second, any results would be skewed by the no-campaigning agreement. I would like to assume that if I were a Hillary supporter I would think the same. I think that it’s not fair to either candidate to throw two more states on the table near the end of the race, and yell “go!”

Especially when you’ve had “trial runs” in both states already. Elections are not “try before you buy.”