Oh, Those CNN Boys

Yesterday it was David Gergen saying “Mark Penn, pfffttt… not a big deal and, and, and Obama’s guy was wayyy worse”.

David, David, Davi- owait… sorry, I almost “tsk-tsked” David for not being objective. Silly me, when was the last time we expected David to be objective about the Clintons?

Not to worry – I can’t remember, either.

And today it’s Wolf Blitzer considering the Clinton campaign’s spin that Hillary has the lead in electoral votes – really, Wolf? Electoral votes? In a primary?

As an intellectual game of ”What if this was the Election,” it might have some interest… might. Let’s consider some of the differences if this had been an election as oppposed to a primary.

1. The Michigan ballot would have more than one name on it.
2. Independents, who can’t vote in states with ”Closed Primaries” would be able to vote in: Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Kentucky, Maryland, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Utah, and West Virginia.
3. People who stayed home in Florida and Michigan would vote.
4. And hold on to your hats folks, but it would be a Republican vs. a Democrat. Call me a ninny, but I think that just might influence voting patterns.

So even as an intellectual exercise, it’s just not all that… rigorous.

Tsk tsk, Wolf, you’ve been spun.