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Home Front: Politix
DNC told to pay for 2nd Florida vote
2008-03-08
Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson yesterday called on the Democratic National Committee to sanction and pay for a new presidential primary in Florida to avoid a "train wreck."

Florida's senior senator said it's crucial that either the results of the state's disqualified Jan. 29 contest be reinstated or another election held to prevent an intraparty battle at the August national convention in Denver. "If [party leaders] go to the Democratic convention and they stiff-arm the Florida delegation, how in the world do you think Floridians are going to support the Democratic nominee on [Election Day] November 4?" said Mr. Nelson, who has endorsed Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton for president.
Posted by:Fred

#11  Let's watch the train wreck. Please pass the popcorn.
Posted by: JohnQC   2008-03-08 16:05  

#10  Â“How they are escaping blame for this in the MSM is beyond me.”

Too late NS, thatÂ’s been the Dem talking point for some time now. Problem is there are a couple of monkeys in that wrench. The muckity-mucks in the Florida Democratic Party not only co-sponsored the legislation they argued for it quite forcibly. The other little inconvenient detail is no one carped about it until this cluster-fuck became inevitable
Posted by: DepotGuy   2008-03-08 14:19  

#9  I'm feeling contrarian today. Must be the rain.

The republican legislature and governor in Florida are to be congratulated for maneuvering Dean and the DNC into a position where they shot themselves in the foot. How they are escaping blame for this in the MSM is beyond me.

The best solution here is for George Soros to offer to pay for the primary and then endorse bHo.
Posted by: Nimble Spemble   2008-03-08 10:27  

#8  keep burning through the cash....heh

FLA and MI Dems should pay for their own revotes, they are the ones that violated the DNC directives....
Posted by: Frank G   2008-03-08 09:01  

#7  "They're going to keep recounting those goddamned votes until I win!!!!"
Posted by: Hillary Clinton   2008-03-08 08:44  

#6  That's right. If the little chirping monkey Howard Dean wants to create a mess, let him pay to clean it up.I hope this becomes a hot Demo topic for the next two months. Haha !
Posted by: Rupert Chaimp5657   2008-03-08 08:09  

#5  Imagine this: Hillary decides she should pay for the Dem re-vote in Michigan, because B.O. wasn't on the original ballot, so it wouldn't really be fair for her to get all the delegates, and besides, the people should choose.

Then, B.O. says he'll pay for the second election in Florida, becasue it's important for the voice of the people to be heard.

Actually, the only way out of this, not that I think it'll happen, is the wackos that voted to hold the primaries early, in violation of the rules, should pay for a vote that does count. That's less likely than the other two dreams/nightmares.
Posted by: Bobby   2008-03-08 07:16  

#4  keep voting until you get it right!
Posted by: Woodrow Slusorong7967   2008-03-08 06:45  

#3  Hillary putting the squeeze on the Dems. nelson's an ally - he knows they will not pay for it so that means reinstatelment of the delegates. Meaning Hillary gets enough to win.
Posted by: OldSpook   2008-03-08 01:43  

#2  Florida isn't going to go (D) in the general election anyway.
Posted by: Steve White   2008-03-08 01:30  

#1  "If [party leaders] go to the Democratic convention and they stiff-arm the Florida delegation, how in the world do you think Floridians are going to support the Democratic nominee on [Election Day] November 4?"

With the usual blind, mindless enthusiasm of course.
Posted by: Besoeker   2008-03-08 01:24  

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