The Battle Over MI and FL: The Update
by sarabeth at 8:18 am on March 18th, 2008 in 2008 Presidential, Hillary, Obama Uber AllesWhen I wrote about this on the 10th, I called it an ugly stalemate. The Democratic party seemed to have decided that “we can’t do anything without the agreement of both the campaigns”, and both the campaigns were clearly never going to agree.
At this point, Florida seems to have pulled the plug on the effort to hold some kind of re-vote:
Florida Democrats, who had already closed the door on holding a full-scale conventional election or a caucus, scrapped the controversial vote-by-mail primary they had proposed less than a week ago as their best option, saying it just isn’t possible.
“While your reasons vary widely, the consensus is clear: Florida doesn’t want to vote again. So we won’t,†Florida Democratic Party Chairwoman Karen Thurman said late Monday in a letter to Florida Democrats.
Michigan has a plan, but it’s not clear it’s going to be able to fly:
Michigan Democratic party leaders on Monday proposed legislation to conduct a new primary on June 3 to allocate the state’s 156 delegates. The election would be run by the state but be privately financed.
Mrs. Clinton, of New York, has agreed to the plan; aides to Mr. Obama, of Illinois, have refused to commit to it. It is more uncertain than ever that he will: The party’s rules may disqualify anyone who voted in Michigan’s Republican primary from voting in the Democratic primary — including those who may be Obama supporters who voted Republican because his name was not on the Democratic ballot.
Michigan Democratic officials said the plan for a revote could not move forward unless both campaigns agreed to the proposal in the next day or so.
C. Murray wrote:
I’m am so disappointed in the National Democratic Party. All they had to do was to realize in the beginning that the Florida Democrats had nothing to do with this decision to move the date, and therefore should not be “punished” like little kids for “disobeying” the rules. Sheesh.
I happen to live in a state that is currently being run by Republicans. Isn’t that punishment enough?? Personally, I agreed with the decision to change the date, but I would have moved it to Super Tuesday where our votes still would have counted. I am sick and tired of never having a say in who gets the nod, because by the time it trickled down to Florida, the decision had already been made. Every time.
I am really so sick of this nonsense that I’m switching my party after this election. I’m going to register Independent. This is the first election in many a year that I haven’t contributed to the Democratic Party. I never will again. As usual, I won’t have any say in who gets to represent me. Only this time I can thank the bonehead national party and our bonehead republican legislature. Well, thanks, but no thanks. I’ve had enough.
Just sign me disgusted in Florida.
Posted 18 Mar 2008 at 9:49 am ¶
Patrick wrote:
210 delegates at stake in Florida and will not count to either candidate? ARE YOU FREAKIN KIDDING ME OR WHAT? Well at least we will have a better chance at getting oil with a muslim in office!
Posted 18 Mar 2008 at 10:13 am ¶
sarabeth wrote:
you seem to do a bang-up job of freakin kidding yourself, actually
Posted 18 Mar 2008 at 10:24 am ¶
Greg wrote:
Florida democratic legislators should be ashamed, they claim that their will is essentially the will of the people, as a Floridian I must say that nobody asked us!
Posted 18 Mar 2008 at 11:01 am ¶
sarabeth wrote:
Maybe Floridians should file a class action suit against the asshole or assholes responsible for appointing these legislators to the legislature? That’s how they got there, right?
Posted 18 Mar 2008 at 12:31 pm ¶
Mark B Graham 2008 wrote:
I feel the Democrates that voted in Fl and MI was a waste because the votes did not even count and the Candidates didnt even show up in there states to campain likr the should have .I am hoping they dont vote for the Democrates in November ,I would like to see them vote vote for me .My name is Mark B Graham and i am rumming for president please visit my site .I wont let you down like the Democrates
Posted 18 Mar 2008 at 3:46 pm ¶