In one of the most bizarre moments in the 2007-8 presidential race, Barack Obama, John Edwards, and Bill Richardson have all filed papers to withdraw from the Michigan presidential primary in conformity with the diktat of the Democratic National Committee that THOU SHALT HAVE NO OTHER PRIMARY BEFORE NEW HAMPSHIRE. They literally are conceding all the delegates from one of America’s largest states to Hillary! And they are doing this in order to show their loyalty to the voters of two tiny states — Iowa and New Hampshire — whose caucus and primary come before Michigan. It is unreal. Rather than defy the party rules, as the likely party nominee is doing, they have chosen to sacrifice a huge load of potential delegates to pander to the voters of Iowa and New Hampshire.
No other single move by these candidates could demonstrate their degree of hopelessness in the struggle to overtake Hillary, who has now moved up to 50% of the Democratic primary vote in the Fox News poll, with Obama trailing at 18% and Edwards at 13%!
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They probably realize that if they can not contain Hillary in Iowa and New Hampshire, their campaigns will likely be sunk, anyway. I agree that it is pandering, but I think it is rational. As an Iowa caucusgoer and political hopeful, the biggest single issue to me is the supremecy of the caucuses. The nominating system is fine as it is, and allows for small time candidates to actually have a shot at an upset. Serves Michigan right. Hopefully, they will reconsider moving their primary back to where it BELONGS!