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DNC Rules Committee Is a Toothless Tiger - Nominee Will Restore Votes to Florida, Michigan Jun. 2, 2008

Except to deliver a public scolding to Democrats in Florida and Michigan — and to expend a lot of hot air — it is hard to see what good came out of the day long meeting of the DNC Rules Committee on Saturday. In fact, it was much like watching a toothless tiger picking his […]

Topics: Michigan, Florida, Democrats, Campaign 2008 |

Internal Email Urges Obama Supporters Not to Demonstrate at DNC Rules Meeting May. 29, 2008

The Hill:
Sen. Barack Obama’s (D-Ill.) campaign is urging its supporters not to demonstrate at Saturday’s highly anticipated Democratic National Committee (DNC) meeting on how to handle the delegates of Florida and Michigan.
Even with just Dennis Kucinich, Mike Gravel, and Chris Dodd competing on the Michigan ballot, Clinton received only 55 percent of the vote. Yet […]

Topics: Michigan, Obama, Florida, Democrats, Campaign 2008, Politics |

Obama Floats Punishment for Florida: Cut Delegation in Half May. 22, 2008

Now that Barack Obama is officially the pre-presumptive Democratic nominee, he’s going to have to decide what to do about “punishing” Florida and Michigan for moving their primaries too close to the sacred lead spots held by Iowa and New Hampshire.
Obama should undo what mean Dr. Dean threatened to do and seat the entire […]

Topics: Michigan, Florida, Democrats, Campaign 2008 |