Wolfson: Even If Florida And Michigan Aren't Seated, An Obama Victory Would Be Legit

[babylonsister]

:crazy:

http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/05/wolfson_even_if_florida_and_mi.php

Wolfson: Even If Florida And Michigan Aren't Seated, An Obama Victory Would Be Legit
By Greg Sargent - May 22, 2008, 12:37PM

On a conference call with reporters just now, Hillary spokesperson Howard Wolfson flatly rejected the notion that Camp Hillary is pushing for a full seating of Florida and Michigan in order to ensure that Obama's win is seen as somehow tainted should the delegations not be seated.

Wolfson was asked by Slate's John Dickerson if an Obama victory would be "counterfeit" if the delegations aren't seated -- and the votes aren't counted -- in the manner Hillary hopes.

"I wouldn't use the word you used," Wolfson answered. "This is not about tainting the nominating process. It's about an effort to secure maximum participation from everyone who came out and voted."

Wolfson added: "That's not what Senator Clinton is thinking, not what we're thinking. I wouldn't characterize it in the way that you characterized it."

That would appear to be a flat-out assertion that Hillary's position is that even if she doesn't get the votes counted as she hopes to, Obama's victory would be nonetheless completely legitimate.

Late Update: Here's the audio from the conference call-at link~

[still_one]

1. I wouldn't be surprised if the Clinton camp changed their mind on that also /nt

[Bonn1997]

5. The title is deceiving

All he's saying is that he wouldn't use the word tainted. The appropriate reply would have been to ask him what word he would use.

[earthlover]

6. was the conference call from Tuzla Airport?

hard to believe anything these days....

[tishaLA]

2. WTF?! I thought I understood their point until now

even though I disagreed with it. But now I have no fucking idea what their point is.

[babylonsister]

3. You're not alone; it appears confusion is the enemy here.

:shrug:

[C_U_L8R]

4. not confusion.. triangulation

the Clintons made it an artform
and Karl Rove looks like an amateur
next to these folks

[whoshaq08]

7. Anyone going to the Obama Sunrise Rally?

It is at 3:30pm today at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise,Fl.