Michigan and Florida Democratic Delegates Could Benefit Hillary Clinton for Party Nominee

Hillary Clinton has asked that the Democratic National Committee reconsider their decision to strip Florida and Michigan of their democratic delegates in the DNC party nominee process. If Michigan and Florida were to regain their delegates, whom would this benefit? The answer and more:

Well first off; this would benefit Hillary Clinton because she is the biggest advocate for these states to get their delegates. Should the delegates be able to vote, they would look favorably upon Hillary for allowing their votes to count. Obama has been quiet on this issue for fear of alienating the senior members of the Democratic National Committee.

In Florida, Hillary Clinton would have the biggest advantage. She is the senator of New York and many people from New York go to Florida to retire. Therefore she has name recognition among Florida voters and she would probably win the state of Florida.

As for Michigan, it would be a close election and either candidate can conceivably win. I believe that Hillary's campaigning for the votes to count in Michigan would help her tremendously and give her victory in Michigan. In addition, she has the experience factor for delegates in Michigan who are looking for the economy to rebound with a Democratic president.

In the Democratic primary system, the delegates are proportioned to the amount of votes and districts in each state. This style contrasts with the Republican style of winner take all. If both states were to count, Hillary Clinton would probably win both by slight margins of victory, although in a race this close, that small margin of victory helps with every extra delegate.

Florida has one of the biggest amounts of Democratic delegates and this would also help her should she win the state of Florida. The Democratic Party should count the votes in Florida which is a swing state in the presidential election. Florida went to President Bush in the last election by the margin of votes was very small and influence can be accredited to George W. Bush's brother Jeb who was the Florida Governor. If Florida votes don't count toward the Democratic primary, the Democratic Party runs the risk of losing Florida in the presidential election because they alienated potential voters.

In the end, I think that when the Democratic National Committee meets in Denver, Colorado to pick the party nominee, they will count the delegates from Michigan and Florida so they no voters feel disenfranchised with the political process.