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I don't want to make anyone mad, but the comment about "stealing the election" made me want to point out that no one has stole an election. We have a long way to the convention. If no one is the clear winner by then? Well that is what conventions were designed for. In my life time all the conventions have been giant pep rallies for the given parties. Free ad time, and free campaign time. Before I was born, 'back in the day' conventions were where the platform was hammered out. The candidates were actually choosen on the floor. The rules of the democratic convention as I understand them are that the delegates are bound for one vote. After the first vote they are free to vote for whom ever they want. So look close at the delegate counts I believe Dodd has 3 delegates that are tied down for the first vote. I think Richardson has 1. If it is a brokered convention everyone of the delegates mean something. Also on June 7th Porta Rico has the last of the primaries if it keeps going like this we will see Hillary and Obama down there trying to get those delegates. No one is stealing an election though. This is politics, We all need to develope a thick skin this year because it is going to be a long tough one.
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