The Democratic Recount Problem with Florida and Michigan has Mercury retrograde all over it. Astrologers often recommend that new ventures not be finalised during these periods as confusion and misunderstandings could crop up in the future.

When Hillary Clinton decided to stay on the ballot Mercury was retrograde in its ruler, Virgo, and the Florida primary was held on the day Mercury stationed retrograde in Aquarius. The final decision by the DNC over these contested ballots is to occur during another Mercury retro period, starting May 26th in its other ruler, Gemini. This retrograde is doubly confusing because Neptune goes retrograde on the same day, making the entire following week a bit dazed and confused.

The DNC is to make a decision on the 31st, with Mercury retro squaring Uranus, promising a lot of inventive, and perhaps rash, thinking. There may be more of a debate than one may think or there could be a cruel backlash of some sort. No matter what the DNC decides, even if it is not in her favor, Clinton is unlikely to get out of the race on that date. Even if the DNC gives Obama a bad deal, in the end, he will most likely come out ahead, but just not until after some confused times which may last longer than expected. Even if the issue dies down for a while, it may raise its head again, perhaps at the convention or general election.

The thing with Mercury retrogrades is they are optical illusions, and often cause a lot of annoyance over things in the end that don’t change the game. Obama at this point is almost certain to get the nomination, but it is just a question of how will Clinton leave the stage and how strong the DNC will be in standing up to her. Moreover, this Mercury retro is trining her Neptune in diplomatic Libra, feeding her false allusions that she may be able to coerce people over to her side. Mars’ transit over her natal Mars/Pluto conjunction squaring her Sun is going to give her a rabid tenacity.

We should hope that Obama’s projected win in Oregon is large enough to woo the remaining superdelegates needed, otherwise Clinton may have some ammunition to delude herself that it’s not over, no matter what the DNC decides.

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