Disenfranchised, my sweet Irish. . .

. . .well, you know.   I've been cracking up listening to the sad, serious Dems worrying about MI and FL voters being "disenfranchised" and the millions whose "votes won't count".   And I got one question for all the prominent Dems who've been wringing their hands about it. . .

WHERE THE HELL HAVE YOU BEEN?  Voters in Ohio, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Florida and other big "must win" states have been disenfranchised for decades.   What else do you call it when you never even SEE a candidate before a combination swap meet/church supper in Iowa and a teeny tiny New England state picks the nominee?

My vote and Florida's votes and Michigan's votes never count.  Hey, we eat disenfranchisement for breakfast.    

Don't get me wrong - I empathize with the voters of FL & MI, because  their fate is especially cruel.  Instead of the usual "please vote in the primary even though it doesn't matter, hahahaha" contest, they were actually given the illusion that this year was different and their vote WOULD matter.  Oooh, but maybe not - Lucy is poised to yank the football.   Talk about MEAN.

Hey, do ya think there may be a silver lining in this mess and that it could spur fundamental changes in the way we do primaries?  

Nah, I don't either.

eileen from OH