Hillary Clinton on WMJI in Cleveland, Ohio earlier today:

I think that what's happened with Florida and Michigan raises serious questions about the principles of our party.

Now obviously, I did well in both states, but beyond that, it just says 'wait a minute, the Democrats are going to be disenfranchising people?'

The Republicans made a decision right after those states held their elections, they quickly said 'okay, we're going to penalize you a little, but we're going to seat your whole delegation, your going to have half a vote, let's just go on.'

And here we are, months later, talking about denying people their rights to be heard, and yet 2.3 million people showed up in Michigan and Florida.

This is not about us for Bill and Hillary Clinton. It's about them, and their needs. We fought for them during impeachment, and she thanked us by trashing MoveOn.org. I have to say, more and more, I'm agreeing with Rachel Maddow -- the only way to end this race will be to push Clinton out of it. Politics can be a rough business, and at some point you have got to take a stand.

Update: It's important to remember that Clinton is attacking the Democratic Party for a decision that she herself embraced. NYT from last September:

Clinton, Obama and Edwards Join Pledge to Avoid Defiant States

PORTSMOUTH, N.H., Sept. 1 — Three of the major Democratic presidential candidates on Saturday pledged not to campaign in Florida, Michigan and other states trying to leapfrog the 2008 primary calendar, a move that solidified the importance of the opening contests of Iowa and New Hampshire.

... “We believe Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada and South Carolina play a unique and special role in the nominating process,” Patti Solis Doyle, the Clinton campaign manager, said in a statement.

And on Michigan she said:

It's clear, this election they're having is not going to count for anything.

So to the extent that Clinton's criticisms have any validity, she has played as much a role as any other candidate in creating this mess.

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