Math experts: What if we gave Hillary Florida?
Thu Apr 24, 2008 at 01:41:29 PM PDT
This will be a short diary. I am growing increasingly concerned about MI and FL. I think it is very important to take this weapon from Hillary BEFORE August. Obviously, Michigan is the more complex of the two. Obama was NOT on the ballot there. But perhaps once he is over the top, the can give the votes Hillary earned in MI to her and it won't matter.
As regards Florida though, what is we took that weapon away from her:
The results were:
Hillary: 50%
Barack: 33%
Others: Edwards/Kucinich etc: around 15%
So what would happen if we gave Hillary her votes: 50% (and the number of delegates that gives her)
We give Barack his votes: 33%
We then divide the remain %: Each gets 7.5%
Thus: Hillary 57.5%
Barack: 40.5%
Yes, this is spotting Hillary 17 delegate points but it would take away a powerful weapon later in August.
But math is not my forte, so tell me if this is an off-the-wall idea.