Memo to superdelegates: Put on your thinking caps. Obama leads in pledged delegates, Hillary leads in the popular vote. Who is better able to win the battleground states like Ohio, PA, FL and MI? Who might bring home W.Va, Kentucky and Arkansas?
Assume either one will win the 15 safe states for Democrats. Who is more likely to put a Democrat back in the White House by winning the toss-ups?
Hint: She’d make a great President.
Taylor Marsh explains why the popular vote trumps the number of delegates.
MyDD’s CA Pol Junkie wrote an absurdly bad piece criticizing the “popular vote” argument that received some excellent criticism itself in the comments section. The first two dozen regarding the insanely undemocratic caucus system and how piss-poorly the DNC has handled the primaries are particularly good.
