Thursday, May 8, 2008

Forget Total Points - Now only touchdowns count

The best part of the Clinton campaign argument regarding delegates is how little sense it makes. Here are some of the points I've heard:

  • She is winning in the latest polls - Huh? has anyone ever seen how often these change? It would be foolish to believe we should overturn elections and rely on the latest poll. If we want to do that, why hold elections in the first place?
  • If this was the republican party, she would have already won
  • If we could Mi and Fl, she would be a lot closer
  • If we look only at PENN, NY, CA she should win (see previous post on this one)
  • If... if... if
If then arguments are the most enjoyable. It's almost as though she just lost the AFC Championship 34 to 25, but is trying to argue that she should still go to the superbowl because she scored more touchdowns and the opponent got most of his points through field goals. I can just hear it now...

Media: Mrs. clinton, why do you believe you should be the superbowl champ
Clinton: well it's quite clear that I scored more touchdowns that my opponent. and when you look at the facts, you have to score touchdowns if you are going to win the superbowl. In addition, our team through for more yards, and we did it with all running backs.
Media: hmm...

Good stuff!

KP

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