Florida Dems to announce today they'll keep primary date

[babylonsister]

Florida Dems to announce today they'll keep primary date
By Mary Ellen Klas | McClatchy Newspapers

* Posted on Sunday, September 23, 2007


MIAMI — The Florida Democratic Party will defy threats from national party officials and continue with a Jan. 29 presidential primary, even if it means its delegates won't count at next year's nominating convention, according to top party leaders.

State Democratic Chairman Karen Thurman is expected to announce the decision at a news conference at 3 p.m. today.

"We are not going to disenfranchise our people and take away the incentive to go to the polls," said Rep. Luis Garcia, a Miami Democrat and vice chairman of the party. "That's very dangerous for the state."

State Democratic Chairman Karen Thurman will hold a press conference at 3 p.m. today to announce the party decision, Garcia said.

The state party has been polling its more than 200 executive committee members from around the state over the past two days and concluded that more than 75 percent support sticking with the primary as planned, another party official told The Miami Herald.

The goal, the official said, is to send a message to other states that Florida can't be ignored.

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[madfloridian]

1. There is more to the "polling the 200" than that.

Just saying.

I have a feeling Ms Karen will have some opposition next time.

[robinlynne]

2. splain please lucy.

[madfloridian]

3. Just inklings right now.

Not enough to post about.

[robinlynne]

4. ok.

[Froward69]

5. the official said

"send a message to other states that Florida can't be ignored."

where were you in 2000?? OL' Jeb helped to ignore thousands of Dem voters then??? :shrug: :sarcasm:

[flashl]

6. Doublespeak

"We are not going to disenfranchise our people and take away the incentive to go to the polls," said Rep. Luis Garcia, a Miami Democrat and vice chairman of the party. "That's very dangerous for the state."

Are Florida's Democratic leadership supporting minorities lawsuit that calls Florida's voter-registration law unfair that they voter for? Are these the disenfranchise they are talking about?

Are they concern about the disenfranchised voters in the 2004 voter caging scheme revealed that occurred in Jacksonville during the DOJ investigations?

[jcrew2001]

7. Now, I guarantee Nelson will be VP for Hill - way to go!!!

Hill wins florida primaries, she will win everything else.

[cobalt1999]

8. I agree with the approach.

This crappy primary system will now have to be overhauled. I just wish Florida had done this in 2004, maybe Dean would be our president now.

[slick8790]

9. Do these people even listen to themselves?

"We are not going to disenfranchise our people and take away the incentive to go to the polls," said Rep. Luis Garcia, a Miami Democrat and vice chairman of the party. "That's very dangerous for the state."


MAYBE you wouldn't have to worry about being disenfranchised if you didn't break the rules you voted for and blame the DNC for your stupidity. The florida dem party pisses me off more and more as this goes on.