Dear Michigan Primary voters,

As many of you know, your state Democratic party has chosen to take control of your disenfranchising.

Simmer down.  You’ve been disenfranchised before in the primaries.  In 2004, you were disenfranchised because by the time you had your primary in March, the race had become academic with John Kerry already crowned as the candidate.

Wanting to become as “relevant” as Iowa and New Hampshire, your state legislators went against the powers that be and moved up your primary so that your vote would matter.  This really p.o.’d the national party and it took away your state’s delegates so now your vote doesn’t matter.

Yes, folks, tomorrow, at the polls, you’ll be participating in some good ol’political Kabuki.

You’re gonna have four choices: Hillary Clinton, Mike Gravel, Dennis Kucinich and Uncommitted.  Obama and Edwards dropped out which begs the question why Hillary is still on the ballot.  If you write in Obama or Edwards, your vote will be thrown away but hey, what the hell does your vote mean anyway since your state ain’t got no delegates?

The prevailing notion is that once the Convention rolls around, the delegates will be reseated, that’s fine, but to whom, especially if “uncommitted” wins?

The irony is that with three viable candidates in this year’s race (and don’t let the media tell you anything different - seven delegates separate first, Obama, and third, Edwards), some of the later primaries may matter more than in the past.

So…what to do?

Here’s jhk’s advice on how to take back the night on your disenfranchisement:

Vote Dennis Kucinich.  That dude has run two presidential campaigns, spending like a buck-ninety-nine, eating nothing but vegan cookies.  As many of you know, I can’t stand vegans (like the French, I think they’re rude), so this is no small endorsement.

If you help him “win” your state, you will:

1) Give the media something else to stew on for a few days
2) Help him raise some money so he can buy some Leaf Cuisine.  For vegan fare, that shit is actually pretty good
3) Say something true and honest about the need for change in American politics

If you can’t get it up vote vegan, at least vote uncommitted.  The last thing we need is for Hillary to make some robotic, blustery speech where she apes John Edwards’ themes, with scary ass Madeline Albright and that cross-eyed dude standing behind her and creeping us out.  Please, please, save us from that.

Kisses,

jhk

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