After the 1988 primaries Jesse Jackson initiated the rules fight within the Democratic Party. At that time it was much like the Republican primary rules today, with many states, most of the big ones as winner take all the delegates, or winner take all regards to each congressional district within a state. Jackson won the fight and now it is all proportional in the Democratic Party.
The old way – and the present GOP way – was structured to the Electoral College system of the general election where states decide the outcome rather than individuals. This hit home like a Florida hurricane in 2000 when Al Gore beat George W. Bush in votes, but sadly for everyone in the world – with the help of the five conservatives on the Supreme Court – Bush became President no matter.
Had the old rules been in place this year, Hillary Clinton would have wrapped up this nomination months ago.
My argument for Hillary is not about policy or disliking Mr. Obama, it is based mostly upon my personal Texas belief that a Black man cannot win the Presidency in America. My God, do you realize he fathered Black babies!
I also lean toward Hillary because not only does she have far more political experience, but has her feet firmly planted on the ground. Unlike many of my fellow Democrats I bare no animosity or spiritual falderall in this matter, they are both wonderful people and I will happily take either one.
Other than the sad question of racism, another important factor keeps at me. Remove all Obama’s delegates from the states (mostly in the South because of African American turnout) that will go Republican no matter Charlie Manson were the candidate, and Hillary is far ahead. Yes, I know, Geraldine Ferraro got her ass fired for saying much the same thing, but I don’t have to worry, I was fired long ago.