According to this Miami Herald story, the Florida Democratic Party’s plan for a new presidential primary has many troubles.
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Edited By Richard Winger
According to this Miami Herald story, the Florida Democratic Party’s plan for a new presidential primary has many troubles.
The whole Florida/Michigan fiasco has some pretty interesting twists and turns.
What this battle boils down to is who has control over the process. Remember it was the DNC that told both of those states their primary results would not be accepted if they were held on the dates the states set. Now it turns out the democrats need those states badly to settle a close race. Without them it appears that neither Hillary or Obama will garner enough committed delegates to win nomination on the first vote without finagling the Super Delegate vote.
If the DNC acquiesce it could set a precedence that Ralph Nader could use to challenge the Bipartisan Debate Commission in order to gain a place in the debates.
If the DNC refuses to seat the Florida and Michigan Delegations we could be in for a convention donnybrook that would be unequalled since the Era of TV Broadcasting began. Not even the Democrat Convention of 1968 will come close.
Watch this one close !
Unless the Democrats are a lot dumber than I think they are, they will find some way for Florida and Michigan to be represented at their convention.
@Marston: “Without them it appears that neither Hillary or Obama will garner enough committed delegates to win nomination on the first vote without finagling the Super Delegate vote.”
Sorry? How exactly will an about even split of the delegates help one of the candidates get an instant majority?
this is why democrats lose most general elections. they self destruct before a general elction.don’t they know that these are two battleground states that will definitely go republican if the delegates are not seated for the democrats.