Clinton says she leads in popular vote
This is a sticky situation. She’s declaring a lead in presumed general election voters on the presumption that if Obama had campaigned in MI and FL, he would not have garnered any more votes. This presumption is obviously fallacious, but does underscore how tight the election is wit regard to the popular vote.
Not that it matters. Neither the primaries nor the general election are decided by popular vote, and due to the Obama team’s “strategery,” they are well ahead in pledged delegates and superdelegates, which DO matter. I’m confident that this same game plan will render similar gains in the general.
I hope other states are learning from MI and FL. I hope Dean sticks to his guns and punishes them for openly calling the party chair out.
