Obama Wants Full Voting Rights for Florida and Michigan Delegates

[tannybogus]

It seems like another lifetime ago, but remember all the fuss about Michigan and Florida?
After those states held their primaries in violation of Democratic Party rules, the party cracked down on them and said their delegates would not have a voice at the national convention in Denver. Then in May, the rules committee agreed to let their delegates have half a vote each.
Now Senator Barack Obama, the party’s presumptive nominee, has asked the credentials committee to let the two states have full voting rights at the convention after all.
The request is likely to be granted since it comes from the all-but-certain nominee, who now controls the party apparatus.
The move was not unexpected. No nominee could afford to alienate the delegates, and voters, from two such important states.

http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/08/03/obama-wants-full-voting-rights-to-florida-michigan-delegates/index.html?hp

[anonymous171]

1. lol I remember that.

Hillary had tricked her followers into believing that the outcome of the R&B committee meeting could put her ahead so they made a HUGE fuss about it.

[joshcryer]

3. Please stop with the dishonesty. Hillary never argued for that.

In fact, I said they would be seated while some 'mad' posters here claimed so much garbage about a completely irrelevant and highly unlikely scenario.

The reason Hillary, the sincere person that she is, wanted them to have a full delegation is because it's only *fair*.

[anonymous171]

4. I didn't mean to rehash old primary battles.

Now that I think about it, Hillary herself did not say that. But some her more fanatical supporters believed it for some reason.

[sharesunited]

2. Happy ending, and Barack Obama gets all the love.

Gotta love the unity.