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Clinton's Delegate Math Goes From Fuzzy to Demeaning

Equating Fla., Mich. struggle to democratic, feminist, civil-rights causes mocks them all

Washington Post Washington Post May 28, 08 1:37 PM CDT
(Newser) - Attempts by Hillary Clinton supporters to link the push to seat the Florida and Michigan delegations with fights for suffrage and other freedoms the world over is "an equation that makes a mockery of democracy and feminism,” Harold Meyerson writes in the Washington Post —particularly since Clinton herself supported sanctions on the states until it became politically urgent to shift course. More »

More about:  Hillary Clinton • Florida primary • Michigan primary • delegates • feminism • DNC • barred delegates

Obama to Fans: Don't Protest Rules Meeting

Campaign stays with unity message on Mich./Fla. decision

The Hill The Hill May 28, 08 12:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama is urging supporters not to demonstrate at Saturday’s meeting of the Democrats' rules committee, hoping to keep the event from becoming a cable-news circus, the Hill reports. Clinton supporters have pledged to gather outside the meeting, where party bigs will decide whether, and how many Florida and Michigan delegates are seated at the convention in August. More »

 Clinton Ready to
 Take It to Convention 

Defiant candidate emphasizes the importance of Florida's vote

New York Times New York Times May 22, 08 8:39 AM CDT
(Newser) - A defiant Hillary Clinton signaled yesterday that she might take the nomination fight all the way to the convention, the New York Times reports, again emphasizing the importance of seating Florida and Michigan delegates in a swing through the Sunshine State. Those delegates still wouldn't erase Barack Obama's lead, but some insiders believe she's trying to a make a symbolic point about the nomination process. More »

Michigan
Settles on
Delegate Plan

Clinton would get 69, Obama 59 in new compromise

Detroit News Detroit News May 8, 08 8:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Michigan Democratic Party agreed yesterday to a plan to split its delegates to the August convention: The state wants to award 69 to Hillary Clinton and 59 to Barack Obama, who did not appear on the ballot in the primary, which was voided because it broke party rules. Michigan would also seat 29 superdelegates, reports the Detroit News . More »

Michigan Rep. Floats New Plan to Seat Delegates

Count would be based partly on Jan. primary, partly on national popular vote

Associated Press Associated Press Mar 31, 08 3:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - A new plan from a Michigan congressman would apportion about half the state's Democratic delegates based on its outlaw January primary and the other half according to national popular-vote tallies, the AP reports. “The last thing we want to do as Democrats," Bart Stupak wrote to Democratic Party chief Howard Dean, "is to disenfranchise voters.” More »

More about:  Michigan • Florida primary • Michigan primary • barred delegates • punishment • Bart Stupak

Florida Dems
Nix Primary
Do-Over

State tells party to find solution; Michigan mulls June re-vote

Miami Herald Miami Herald Mar 17, 08 7:24 PM CDT
(Newser) - Florida Democrats reacted to weeks of political wrangling today by ditching plans for a mail-in revote, the Miami Herald reports. "Thousands of people responded," Florida Democratic Party chair Karen Thurman wrote. "The consensus is clear: Florida doesn’t want to vote again. So we won’t." But she said the Sunshine State still isn't calling it quits. More »

Bigwigs Wrangle Over Fla., Michigan

Campaigns, states, party try to resolve barred delegates mess

New York Times New York Times Mar 7, 08 8:16 AM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton's race to capture every pledged delegate has revived a contentious issue: what to do with the disqualified delegates from Michigan and Florida. Both campaigns, state leaders, and party elders all agree that something must be done. But the party is at an impasse over how to proceed, not least over who would foot an $18 million bill for a do-over, writes the New York Times . More »

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