It's All Right 2.0

If the Democratic National Committee doesn’t reverse or at least moderate its recent decision, it will be nearly pointless to vote in Florida’s scheduled democratic primary election this coming January 29th. The New York Times (and many others) report on the DNC’s vote to deny any Florida delegates to the national convention next summer. This is on account of the Florida legislature, led by republicans, which defied the national committee rules and moved the Florida primary from March to January. Asshats, all of them!

The national committee set a deadline of September 30th for Florida democrats to come up with an alternative, and at least until that deadline, dem candidates are allowed to campaign in our state.

So, if this isn’t settled, I’ll very likely switch my party declaration to republican, and vote strategically in ‘their’ primary. Hah! This is required because Florida is a closed primary state. Changes in Florida voter registration info must be on record for 30 days prior to any election to be recognized, so we’ve got until the end of December to contemplate this. As Sentinel columnist Scott Maxwell says, if enough Florida democrats do this, it will send a statement just as significant as the outcome of a pointless presidential preference poll.

I’ve got some reservations still. Would I vote for the least-offensive republican? Or for the most defeatable candidate? Would I “waste” my vote by casting for a ridiculous long shot like Ralph Nader? (damn, that 2000 election result still hurts!) It’s clearly a subversion and corruption of the system. Although it may be the only way to make ones vote count, is it ethical? The system is subverted all the time, manipulation and subversion is how we got in this fix, but do two wrongs make it right? Do the ends justify the means? Lets wait and see.