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Michigan, Florida Dems Mull Do-Over Votes

Posted Mar 6, 08 6:22 AM CST in Politics,  US 

(Newser) – Do-over Democratic primary votes in Michigan and Florida are looking likelier with the support of key political players, the AP reports. The governors of both states—a Clinton-backing Democrat in Michigan and a Republican in Florida—have issued a joint statement calling for their states' delegates to be seated at the national convention.  Campaigns for both Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama seem open to the idea. Clinton won both primaries, but neither candidate campaigned and Obama wasn't even on the Michigan ballot.

The Democratic National Committee stripped the states of their delegates because their contests were held too early. Party chief Howard Dean said the states are free to submit plans for new votes but the rules won't be bent for them. "We are not going to change the rules in the middle of the game," he said.  Finding funding for the do-over primaries is likely to be the biggest obstacle, but Michigan is looking into holding a scaled-down "firehouse" vote.

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Gov. Charlie Crist speaks at a news conference to call on the Democratic National Committee to seat their Florida delegates at the national convention, Wednesday, March 5, 2008, in Tallahassee, Fla. Charlie...   (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 national convention in the wake of their...   (Associated Press)
Voters line up at a polling station to vote in Florida's presidential primary in this Jan. 29, 2008 file photo in Coral Gables, Fla. The Democratic National Committee barred Florida's delegates from the...   (Associated Press)
"The Democratic Nominee will be determined in accordance with party rules, and out of respect for the presidential campaigns and the states that did not violate party rules, we are not going to change...   (Associated Press)
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