In a nutshell, Democrats are suing to stop – get this – Democrats, from voting!!
Yes, it really is that crazy.
The Nevada caucus rules have been in place for nearly a year. Several “at large” precincts had been set up in Casinos so workers could easily get to a caucus to vote.
The whole point of this setup was to allow people who otherwise couldn’t participate that day a real option to have their vote counted.
But when Clinton’s camp lost the much coveted union endorsement from the Culinary Worker’s unionto Obama, people with connections to the Clinton campaign filed suit to stop the casino caucuses, which are sure to be filled with Culinary Workers.
Look.
I understand politics is a nasty game. I understand that people think anything is justified in the name of winning, because they really do think they’re the gift from God and the rules should be bent to their needs.
But to file a lawsuit that would essentially stop a large number of people from voting??? That’s just beyond the pale, even for a Clinton.
Bill Clinton says that the caucuses unfairly weight the casino caucuses with more delegates than non-casino sites get. But isn’t that because they expect a much larger turnout, due to the centrality, than other locations?
He argues that it favors casino workers over others who have to work on Saturday. But the setup wasn’t chosen to disenfranchise other Saturday would-be voters. It was chosen as a chance to empower those who haven’t been able to vote in the past. This setup does not make it harder for anyone to caucus, but it does make it easier, for some, than it’s been in the past.
And again, no one objected until Obama got the endorsement.
The Clintons say they’re not behind this, but that’s not enough. The fact that they’re not outraged that someone would want to change the rules on a much neglected set of voters at this late date speaks awful volumes, to me.
