In my last Time Tuned In column I wrote about the upcoming HBO movie Recount, about the disputed Florida vote in 2000, and its potential to stir up passions in the Democratic primary, where certain campaigns are charging disenfranchisement in Florida:
Even if the primary is settled by the time Recount airs (or by the time you read this), some Democrats will feel bitter and cheated and will invoke the powerful language of 2000 all over again. If Barack Obama gets the nomination, the anger will center on the primaries in Michigan and you-know-where. (Democrats! Disenfranchised! In Florida! The blog posts write themselves.)
Hillary Clinton apparently agrees:
As she prepares to campaign in the Florida today, Hillary Clinton said in a radio interview this morning that Democrats should learn from the lessons of the hanging chads from elections past and not ignore the will of the voters.
Clinton, speaking with WMJI radio in Cleveland, Ohio, this morning before flying to Florida, referred to the upcoming HBO movie about the 2000 recount and said she has heard that it “makes a very strong case” for seating the state’s delegates today.
“The lesson is if you can discern the clear intent of the voter, why would you punish the voter?” she said. “We are turning this into a major battle that I think is really ill serving the party.”
Sen. Clinton, you can send my consulting fee to the usual Caymans account.