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Democrats to Michigan: No Votes for You

Party strips state of delegates for moving up primary

By Kevin Spak,  Newser Staff

Posted Dec 1, 2007 12:18 PM CST
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(Newser) – The Democratic Party today voted to strip Michigan of all its delegates to the Democratic National Convention, a widely expected and possibly temporary punishment for bumping up the state’s primary. Candidates have already agreed not to campaign in Michigan, and some—including Obama and Edwards—have removed themselves from the ballot. But Michigan officials believe the eventual nominee will re-instate the delegates.

Both parties are trying to clamp down on primary calendar leapfroggers, the AP reports. Democrats imposed the same penalty on Florida, while the Republicans cut delegations in half for five states, including Michigan and Florida, but continue to campaign there. “I think it is unconscionable that we continue to grant special treatment to some states,” said Michigan’s Democratic Chairman.

Michigan Democratic Party Chairman Mark Brewer and committee member Debbie Dingell walk away from a meeting of the Democratic National Committee Rules and Bylaws Committee after their case for moving up the Michigan primary to Jan. 15, 2008 was rejected, at the DNC fall meeting in Vienna, Va., Saturday, Dec....
Michigan Democratic Party Chairman Mark Brewer and committee member Debbie Dingell walk away from a meeting of the Democratic National Committee Rules and Bylaws Committee after their case for moving...   (Associated Press)
Alexis Herman, right, co-chair of the Democratic National Committee Rules and Bylaws Committee, leads discussions to censure Michigan's delegates to next summer's nominating convention in the wake of their plan to move up the Michigan primary to Jan. 15, 2008, at the DNC fall meeting in Vienna, Va., Saturday, Dec....
Alexis Herman, right, co-chair of the Democratic National Committee Rules and Bylaws Committee, leads discussions to censure Michigan's delegates to next summer's nominating convention in the wake of...   (Associated Press)
Michigan Democratic Party committee member Debbie Dingell, left, and chairman Mark Brewer, listen to a vote of the Democratic National Committee Rules and Bylaws Committee as their case for moving up the Michigan primary to Jan. 15, 2008 is rejected, at the DNC fall meeting in Vienna, Va., Saturday, Dec....
Michigan Democratic Party committee member Debbie Dingell, left, and chairman Mark Brewer, listen to a vote of the Democratic National Committee Rules and Bylaws Committee as their case for moving up...   (Associated Press)
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