This is a blog about Iowa politics. Which is why I must continue to write about HRC's breaking of her pledge not to campaign in Florida. Her actions most definitely do affect Iowa. HRC's pledge-breaking puts at severe risk our first-in-the-nation status. If rogue states like Florida (and Michigan, where HRC refused to take her name off the ballot) are not punished when they move up their illegal contests, in clear violation of DNC rules, all is lost for tiny Iowa and New Hampshire. Only when candidates follow the rules of the DNC can Iowa and New Hampshire be safe.
By the way, in case you think it is just Obama supporters concerned about this, it most definitely goes way beyond that. To take just one example, Clinton supporter Simon Rosenberg hit the Clintons fairly hard on his blog today:
"But there is a line in politics where tough and determined becomes craven and narcissistic, where advocacy becomes spin, and where integrity and principle is lost. I am concerned that this Florida gambit by the Clinton campaign is once again putting two of my political heroes too close - or perhaps over - that line. So that even if they win this incredible battle with Barack Obama they will end up doing so in a way that will make it hard for them to bring the Party back together, and to lead the nation to a new and better day."
Full post well worth reading here.