"Nuclear Option" isn't the last chance for Hillary Clinton

Hillary Clinton doesn't need to execute the so-called "Nuclear Option" in order to win the Democratic party nomination. The fact is that anyone who really thought the "Nuclear Option" was actually an option at all is sorely misguided. Think about who the the Democratic National Committee members are who would have to approve the move to seat the Michigan and Florida delegates -- a move that most pundits say would give Hillary the lead. They're politicians and politicos with their own political ambitions. It's simply too dangerous politically.

So if not the "Nuclear Option," then how? Well, we live in a democracy, and the rhetoric of democracy can go a long way, especially in the public arena. So, in my humble opinion, all Hillary and her camp need to do is make the argument that the super-delegates have the opportunity to insure that the "People's" voice is heard by casting their super-delegate vote according to how the delegates would have been doled out if Michigan's and Florida's were seated.

That is to say that Clinton could say, "Sure, Obama 'technically' won, but that's only because Florida and Michigan voters' opinions didn't count in this primary. How can we live in a democracy and ignore ballots cast in two states? By supporting me, you can give a voice back to the voters whose voices were silenced by the DNC."

It would be a tug at the patriotic heartstrings, the DNC could stand by it's punishment of the Michigan and Florida for moving their primaries, DNC members could save face politically, and any super-delegates with political aspirations would have solid rhetoric to justify their support of Hillary.



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