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Mich., Fla. Closer to Approving Re-Votes

DNC chair leaves mail-ins up to states

By Matt Cantor,  Newser Staff

Posted Mar 9, 2008 5:50 PM CDT
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(Newser) – Michigan and Florida senators appeared closer today to approving mail-in re-votes for their disqualified primaries, the Swamp blog reports. DNC chair Howard Dean said he also supported the mail-ins if state leaders can agree with Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama on how to run them. “I have to run these rules so that the losing side feels it’s been treated fairly,” he said on “This Week with George Stephanopolous.”

Also on "This Week," Michigan Sen. Carl Levin said his state may be able to pony up for the re-vote. “If there’s a practical way to do it which people believe is secure and fair, I believe a couple of million dollars could be raised,” he said. Dean said financing should be easier in the Sunshine State, where Gov. Charlie Crist said he is "willing to" manage a mail-in primary.

Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., laughs with U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., left, and Rep. Alcee Hastings, D-Fla., right, as she celebrates her primary victory in Davie, Fla., Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2008. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., laughs with U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., left, and Rep. Alcee Hastings, D-Fla., right, as she celebrates her primary victory in Davie,...   (Associated Press)
Democratic Party Chairman Howard Dean delivers a guest lecture to a class in comparative politics at Dartmouth College in Hanover, N.H., in this May file photo. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot, FILE)
Democratic Party Chairman Howard Dean delivers a guest lecture to a class in comparative politics at Dartmouth College in Hanover, N.H., in this May file photo. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot, FILE)   (Associated Press)
Senate Armed Services Committee Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., chairs a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, in this Feb. 9, 2007 file photo, on the Pentagon's planning prior to the Iraq War. Levin said today that a mail-in re-vote in Michigan should be considered. (AP Photo/Dennis Cook, file)
Senate Armed Services Committee Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., chairs a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, in this Feb. 9, 2007 file photo, on the Pentagon's planning prior to the Iraq War. Levin said...   (Associated Press)
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