Archive for May 31st, 2008

Michigan and Florida

Blog: May 31st, 2008

The Democratic Party Rules and Bylaws Committee is meeting now to determine the fate of the primaries held in Florida and Michigan. In a nutshell, I think the votes in those states should in no way be counted for a few reasons: Neither Clinton nor Obama campaigned in the states. Changing the rules after the [...]

Saturday’s results

Blog: May 31st, 2008

The DNC Rules Committee voted Saturday evening to fully seat the Florida and Michigan delegations but with one-half-vote each. They apportioned the votes not in accordance with the discounted primaries but with compromised numbers based on those flawed results and a pure 50/50 split. Clinton surrogate Harold Ickes said at the meeting that Clinton reserves [...]