Americans Away From Home

Hillary's claim that she should win the nomination because she wins the "big states" would be very valid - if she was competing as a Republican. However, since the Dems award delegates proportionately rather than winner-take-all, her argument doesn't hold water. Last time I checked, Texas was a pretty big state. While Hillary won the primary vote, Barack finished ahead of her in delegate count due to a strong performance in that state's caucus. California and New York are pretty big states too. Big BLUE states. Does Hillary really expect us to believe that those states will go for McInsane if she isn't the Dem nominee? If so, I have some Bosnian sniper shrapnel I'd like to sell you. (Wow, say THAT five times fast.) Hey, what about Illinois? That's a pretty big state as well. Wait a minute, Barack won there! But that doesn't count, because it's his home state. Right, Hil? But does anyone remember when it was kinda HILLARY'S home state? Or at least she claimed it. Of course, that was back when she claimed to be a Cubs fan too. Florida and Michigan are big states that weren't supposed to be counted. That is, until Hillary got the most votes in those elections, then suddenly she's trying to put them back on the table. WTF? Barack wasn't even on the Michigan ballot! And as a resident of Florida, I can remember Barack coming to the Tampa Bay area a grand total of twice, for small fundraisers. He didn't campaign because it was presumed that everyone would play by DNC "rules." Which leaves Ohio and Pennsylvania, the land of the bitter. As someone who grew up in Ohio the son of a blue-collar worker who had the good sense and proper age to retire before they took his job away, I can assure you that these people have an economic interest in throwing the Republicans out of office. They may vote for Hillary in the primary, but I don't see them crossing over to McSame in November unless we undergo the mother of all October surprises. Hey Hillary, any more big states you would like me to parse? Didn't think so. Back to math class for you! :) Kevin M