BernieHund: The Political Watchdog

Not that I want to be a party pooper, but I watched the news off and on all day.  I’ve heard that Hillary has stopped Barack’s momentum, although I believe I saw a slight loss of energy going into Baby Tuesday.  I’ve heard that Hillary stopped the big 12 state sweep that Barack had going.  I’ve heard that Hillary won Texas and Ohio, the big two.

But, from where I sit, a net gain of 24 delegates from the 370 possibles doesn’t exactly stop anyone’s momentum.  It’s hardly a win.  As for Texas, with Obama seeming to lead the caucuses, it is possible that Hillary could win one Texas vote, Barack the other, and Barack come out of the state with the most delegates.

So, what’s all the talk about winning states?  That just doesn’t hold up.  Everyone seems to pretend that we are working on the concept of a popular vote and we should know after the 2000 general election that you can win the popular vote and not win the contest. 

We, including the media, keep trying to act as if we believe this is a democracy.  We talk about democratizing Iraq.  We want to spread democracy around the world.  But, we don’t live in a democracy.  It’s a Republic!  Does anyone remember saying “…. and to the republic for which it stands, one nation….”?  There’s a difference.  So, when these candidates claim they won a state or twelve states, shouldn’t we count a win when we know the delegate count, not the popular vote totals?  It just doesn’t ring true when Clinton can be declared winner in Nevada, yet Obama gets the most delegates.