TNR: Michigan to Announce Caucus Within Days

[Crooked Moon]

A member of the DNC's Rules And Bylaws Committee--the committee that stripped Florida and Michigan of its delegates for moving their primaries before February 5th--told me that Michigan plans to get out of its uncounted delegate problem by announcing a new caucus in the next few days.

"They want to play. They know how to do caucuses," the DNC source said. "That was their plan all along, before they got cute with the primary."

http://blogs.tnr.com/tnr/blogs/the_plank/archive/2008/03/06/breaking-michigan-caucus-likely-says-dnc-rules-committee-member.aspx

[bleowheels]

1. Cue the whining from the Clinton campaign

5 4 3 2 1....

[Fran Kubelik]

3. ...

:eyes:

[Dogmudgeon]

22. That is my FAVORITE movie ever!

And I love Fran Kubelik.

:loveya:

I've loved her since before I even heard of Shirley!

:thumbsup:

Which reminds me, I have to put the tennis racket through the dishwasher again.

--p!
"Be a mensch".

[IsItJustMe]

2. I hope you are right. I would love to see those Dems vote, especially now.

[thunder rising]

4. PR has moved it's date up too. I think Dem state parties have had enough of HRC.

[4_Legs_Good]

8. PR is *not* winner take all, right?

Someone here said it was once, but I wasn't able to verify that, and got some information to the contrary...

Anyone know for sure?

David

[tekisui]

14. It is not.

55 delegates awarded in a closed caucus. Not Winner-take-all.

http://www.thegreenpapers.com/P08/PR-D.phtml

[elixir]

13. How does PR moving it's date up have anything to do w/ HRC. I guess you will blame everything on her

[4_Legs_Good]

5. Jeesh, how will a Michigan caucus go?

Should be fun, I guess. When? How much time to campaign. More fun battles.

Can you imagine how a caucus in Florida would go?

David

[zarath]

10. Riots.

Seriously. Edit: Florida that is... probably not in Michigan unless something really egregious happens.

[totodeinhere]

6. Great news. We all know who rules the caucuses.

Chalk up another one for Obama if this story is true.

[anamandujano]

9. He's great with the non-representational wins.

[NJSecularist]

11. Hillary didn't have a problem with caucuses when her husband was winning them in 1992

I hope this is true. I wonder when this would happen.

[Alhena]

23. Michigan caucuses are like primaries- you vote in private booths

it's a lot like New Mexico's caucuses.

[NightWatcher]

7. a caucus, GObama

Obama-footsoldiers, to your stations

Charge!!!!

[TheCowsCameHome]

12. Will cactus survive in Michigan?

Pretty chilly up there this time of year.

[MadBadger]

15. I think Michigan is favorable for Obama anyway.

[tekisui]

16. My understanding is it will be a primary-like caucus.

No speeches, no public voting, no second ballots. Just a go in an vote once.

They couldn't, by law or cost, hold another Primary, so they defaulted to a caucus, in name only.

[elixir]

17. Interesting Tekisui. Where can I get more info about this faux caucus in MI?

[tekisui]

18. I heard Thom Hartmann talking about it.

I have yet to find a source on the net about it. I'll post something if I find it, because I have been curious about the details, myself.

[tekisui]

21. I found this about "firehouse primary"

It is a primary ran by the party, rather than the state. It looks like what the MI governor is calling for.

http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/2008-03-06-primary-QnA_N.htm

I still haven't found about the legality of the primary versus caucus.

[Zachstar]

20. I think this is fine!

As long as it is quick and easy for people to vote in I think it will be a good way to have the new delegate choice seated.

Here is to hoping Obama will win big there.

[BalancedGoat]

27. Like North Dakota's "caucus"?

"The caucus is actually a party-run primary"

[JorgeTheGood]

19. primary changes to caucus ???

isn't that changing the rules ?? LOL - I thought that's what all the complaining was about ... no changing the rules.

So now it's OK again to change the rules ???

[Bok_Tukalo]

24. I think the rules say no Michigan delegates

... so yea, I guess them having some is changing the rules.

[madfloridian]

25. ON Countdown tonight...didn't he show a quote that she did not want a MI caucus

Nobody else has mentioned it but I know I saw it and now I can't find it.

[Colobo]

26. Obama will win in MI then! Yeah!

[fujiyama]

28. I don't care which

Primary or caucus are fine. We just need a fair election where both candidates are on the ballot and delegates are allocated accordingly. Clinton supporters should not whine either. They know the previous "election" we had here was a sham. After all, it's not like people could even write in Obama or Edwards' name.

[Blondiegrrl]

29. But ... but ... a caucus isn't fair! How dare the Obama campaign demand the delegates be seated!

Oh, wait ...