Via HufPo: Clinton Camp Considering Nuclear Option To Overtake Delegate Lead
Hillary Clinton’s campaign has a secret weapon to build its delegate count, but her top strategists say privately that any attempt to deploy it would require a sharp (and by no means inevitable) shift in the political climate within Democratic circles by the end of this month.
With at least 50 percent of the Democratic Party’s 30-member Rules and Bylaws Committee committed to Clinton, her backers could — when the committee meets at the end of this month — try to ram through a decision to seat the disputed 210-member Florida and 156-member Michigan delegations. Such a decision would give Clinton an estimated 55 or more delegates than Obama, according to Clinton campaign operatives. The Obama campaign has declined to give an estimate.
Okay here’s why I very highly doubt that this will happen. Because if Clinton does this, it will create such a hostile environment with the Democrat Party. Plus, I highly doubt that Clinton has the clout within the party any longer to do such a thing.
So, while it’s a nice Idea, I highly doubt that it will work.
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