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Home Front: Politix
DNC threatens Florida Dems
2007-08-25
And Florida Dems threaten to sue. Heh.
Florida Democrats would forfeit their votes in selecting a presidential nominee unless they delay their state election by at least a week, the national party said in a stern action Saturday meant to discourage others from leapfrogging ahead to earlier dates. The Florida party has 30 days to submit an alternative to its planned Jan. 29 primary or lose its 210 delegates to the nominating convention in Denver next summer.

There is general agreement that the eventual nominee will seat Florida's delegates rather than allow a fight at a convention intended to show party unity. But the decision by the Democratic National Committee's rules panel could reduce Florida's influence because candidates may want to campaign in states where the votes are counted.

Florida party officials said they originally opposed the early primary date, which covers both the Democratic and Republican primaries. The Republican-controlled Legislature passed the change and the GOP governor signed it into law in an effort to give the state a more prominent voice in national politics.
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#7  We can only hope, SB.
Posted by: lotp   2007-08-25 22:24  

#6  Guess they're still pissed about 2000 at the DNC. ;)
But on a more serious note, Florida's got more Electoral College votes than the other four states combined, so do you really think they are going to go out of their way to piss us off in the Sunshine State?
Posted by: Swamp Blondie   2007-08-25 21:58  

#5  Red-on-red - gitcher popcorn right here! :-D
Posted by: Barbara Skolaut   2007-08-25 20:15  

#4  Was it Lyndon Johnson who said, "the difference between liberals and cannibals is that cannibals only eat their enemies"?
Posted by: Harry Trueman6433   2007-08-25 18:03  

#3  of course! *head-smacks* why didn't I think of that! LOL
Posted by: Frank G   2007-08-25 17:26  

#2  Actually, time travelling historians will point to the run-up to the 2007~8 primaries as the impetus for the invention of time travel, which allowed the parties to send delegates back in time to stage primaries even earlier. This trend was pulled up short when the dems realized it would eventually allow the unborn to vote, and they realized they couldn't have that...
Posted by: M. Murcek   2007-08-25 17:22  

#1  everybody wants to be first so they get mucho attention and faux-love from the candidates (and pork promises for the future). Pretty soon we'll be holding primaries 3-1/2 yrs before the next election
Posted by: Frank G   2007-08-25 15:31  

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