Puerto Rico

On Sunday Puerto Rico votes. Given that it's a territory, you might think it's not an important primary. But this is the Democratic Party, so reason and sensibility must be dispensed with. It turns out that, under DNC rules, Puerto Rico sends more delegates to the Democratic Convention than twenty seven states. Yes, you read that right, TWENTY SEVEN STATES. Don't believe me? Here's the Evil Orange Menace, Markos, with a list. Amazingly, Colorado has an above-median 71 delegates and comfortably beats out Puerto Rico's 63 (you can see that here). So what kind of crazy math would make Colorado so valuable? Don't ask, you don't want to know. Anyway, the Puerto Rico primary is the largest remaining primary (but not as large as the Rules Committee meeting). Clinton will win it by 20 points and net 21 delegates. And it won't be enough.

I'm starting to wonder whether the best option for both candidates is a bullet in the head of the opponent. I will make it clear that I am not advocating either such possibility, but it doesn't seem like anything else will stop either candidate. Hillary would be well within her rights to take it to the convention, but she shouldn't do it. And Obama is winning, so why would he give up?

But we can joke, can't we? How about a cage match? Hillary would have have significant age, strength, and physical stature disadvantages, so she should get a whip. Wouldn't that put America's history in an interesting perspective? White woman whipping a black man- that'll raise some eyebrows. But it'd be fun, because Obama would find a way to win (he's had to before). But I'm not really sure I want to see Hillary in spiked leather and chains, however. It was painful enough just to write that last line- I can't help but visualize what I write. And it was scary. Much scarier than them fighting to the death. Please, Hillary, make it stop.