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Florida Primary

Will Rudy Giuliani make a miraculous comeback in Florida, the state on which he has gambled the most time and money?

This Jan. 29 primary is the key to Republican candidate Rudy Giuliani's skip-the-early-contests strategy. The plan may backfire, however, now that Mike Huckabee, Mitt Romney and John McCain have taken a major chomp out of his lead. Because Florida's early primary date violates party rules, it has been deprived of half its GOP delegates and all of its Democratic ones.

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  • August 2008

    • Obama Seeks Full Votes for Discounted Delegates

      Chicago Tribune  |  Aug 3, 08 7:42 PM CDT

      Obama Seeks Full Votes for Discounted Delegates

      (Newser) - Barack Obama is urging the Democratic National Committee to count Florida and Michigan primary votes at full strength, the Chicago Tribune 's Swamp blog reports. In a letter to the DNC, Obama wrote that the delegates—demoted 3 months ago to half-votes in a committee compromise—"must know that they are full partners and colleagues in our historic mission to reshape Washington." More »

  • May 2008

    • Dems Seat Fla., Mich. Delegates as Half-Votes

      Associated Press  |  May 31, 08 6:45 PM CDT

      Dems Seat Fla., Mich. Delegates as Half-Votes

      (Newser) - Democratic officials voted today to seat Florida and Michigan primary delegates as half-votes, the AP reports. At a boisterous hearing, delayed by nearly 3 hours of private talks, the party seated Florida delegates based on the state's primary vote, with 105 for Clinton and 67 for Obama. The Michigan deal was more complex, giving 69 of the half-votes to Clinton and 59 to Obama. More »

  • April 2008

    • Dems Closer to Florida Deal; Dean Vows to Seat Delegates

      Politico  |  Apr 2, 08 10:06 PM CDT

      Dems Closer to Florida Deal; Dean Vows to Seat Delegates

      (Newser) - The Obama and Clinton campaigns and the DNC are discussing a plan to seat Florida’s 185-delegate slate according to the outlaw primary’s results—but to give the delegates only half a vote each, Politico reports. Separately, Dean met with Florida Democratic leaders today and declared, "We will absolutely seat the delegation at the convention.” More »

  • March 2008

    • Appeals Court Chucks Fla. Primary Suit

      Atlanta Journal-Constitution  |  Mar 21, 08 5:39 PM CDT

      Appeals Court Chucks Fla. Primary Suit

      (Newser) - A federal appeals court today tossed a lawsuit from a Florida Democrat who claimed the Democratic National Committee violated his rights by stripping the state of primary delegates. But the challenge might not be dead, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports: A lower court ruled the plaintiff lacked standing because he hadn't voted in a Florida primary; now that he has, he could amend the suit. More »

    • Florida Dems Nix Primary Do-Over

      Miami Herald  |  Mar 17, 08 7:24 PM CDT

      Florida Dems Nix Primary Do-Over

      (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 »

    • Florida Will Go With June 3 Mail-In Primary

      USA Today  |  Mar 13, 08 8:53 AM CDT

      Florida Will Go With June 3 Mail-In Primary

      (Newser) - Florida Democrats will announce plans for a new June 3 mail-in primary, despite opposition from the state's congressional delegation and concern from both candidates,  USA Today reports. Opponents are concerned ballots may fail to reach low-income voters who tend to change addresses frequently. Hillary Clinton wants the results of the original primary, which she won, to stand. More »

    • Mich., Fla. Closer to Approving Re-Votes

      Chicago Tribune  |  Mar 9, 08 5:50 PM CDT

      Mich., Fla. Closer to Approving Re-Votes

      (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.” More »

    • Deal Close for Mail-in Florida Revote

      Newsweek  |  Mar 8, 08 1:20 PM CST

      Deal Close for Mail-in Florida Revote

      (Newser) - Floridians will get a chance to vote again in the Democratic primary, this time by mail, if Florida Sen. Bill Nelson and Gov. Charlie Crist have their way. Nelson tells Newsweek that plans are all but set for a re-vote, this time paid for by soft money donations. But hurdles remain, including what Nelson’s spokesman calls a “tiny” Florida law against mail-in voting. More »

    • Fla. Senator, DNC Tangle Over Primary Funding

      The Hill  |  Mar 7, 08 2:20 PM CST

      Fla. Senator, DNC Tangle Over Primary Funding

      (Newser) - With the nomination race tied up, eyes are turning to Florida and Michigan’s delegates, and top Democrats are mixing it up over funding for a primary re-do, the Hill reports. US Sen. Bill Nelson, a Hillary Clinton supporter, has urged the DNC to accept the results or pony up $20 million, warning that denying the delegates will be the “biggest train wreck you’ve ever seen.” More »

    • Mich., Fla. May Yet Be Hillary Key

      Salon  |  Mar 5, 08 1:43 PM CST

      Mich., Fla. May Yet Be Hillary Key

      (Newser) - Despite big wins yesterday, Hillary Clinton still needs a secret weapon to make up her delegate deficit and, Walter Shapiro writes in Salon , her strategy might have been presaged in Ohio by Gov. Ted Strickland urging, “Let’s go to Michigan and Florida." Do-over votes in those states, whose primaries weren't recognized by the Democratic Party for violating scheduling rules, could be her next push. More »

    • Fla. Governor, DNC Chair Talk Primary Do-Over

      Orlando Sentinel  |  Mar 3, 08 1:40 PM CST

      Fla. Governor, DNC Chair Talk Primary Do-Over

      (Newser) - Florida Gov. Charlie Crist wants to redo his state’s Democratic primary, and DNC chair Howard Dean is “very willing to listen to the people of Florida.” Crist, a Republican, isn't committing any funding, however, and officials have said the state won’t pay for a $4 million caucus or a more expensive primary, the Orlando Sentinel reports. More »

  • February 2008

    • Obama Delegate Lead Dicey for Clinton

      New York Times  |  Feb 14, 08 9:10 AM CST

      Obama Delegate Lead Dicey for Clinton

      (Newser) - Barack Obama has taken a lead of more than 100 delegates in the race for the Democratic nomination, leaving Hillary Clinton with a deficit she's not likely to make up unless she wins Texas and Ohio with a landslide, the New York Times reports. With dwindling options, aides say she'll push aggressively to seat disqualified delegates from Florida and Michigan, where she won the primaries unopposed, a move likely to be highly divisive. More »

    • Dems in Florida, Michigan Could Get a Re-Vote

      Wall Street Journal  |  Feb 9, 08 8:41 AM CST

      Dems in Florida, Michigan Could Get a Re-Vote

      (Newser) - Michigan and Florida Democrats—stripped of delegates to the national convention when the states moved their primaries ahead of Super Tuesday—could get another shot at helping select the candidate, the Wall Street Journal reports. With Hillary Clinton and Obama in a dead heat, pressure is mounting on the states to come up with a new delegate-selection process, such as a caucus or convention, that doesn't violate party rules. More »

  • January 2008

    • Mitt's Seconds Looking More Like Lasts

      Boston Herald  |  Jan 30, 08 2:46 PM CST

      Mitt's Seconds Looking More Like Lasts

      (Newser) - Mitt Romney is “almost there” in his quest to narrow the GOP race to two, but the men he’s beating are hanging tough against him—and the silvers aren’t adding up to gold. The departing Rudy Giuliani is passing the torch to John McCain, while Mike Huckabee—"the Christian leader who never turns the other cheek to Romney"—is willfully staying in to siphon votes from Mitt, argues Boston Herald columnist Howie Carr.