Comments on: Heartfelt Thanks to Mary Beth

By: Bryan

Bryan — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 05:31:41 +0000

If a Florida delegation, even a reduced delegation is seated, the election law is satisfied. The Florida delegation would have a voice in the selection of the candidate, so the candidate would be valid.

By: Michael

Michael — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 04:37:25 +0000

So if the DNC did the same thing to the Florida Democratic delegation, then what? Would that keep the Democratic nominee off the November ballot?

By: Bryan

Bryan — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 04:25:59 +0000

Yep, according to the rules, they lost 50% of their delegates.

By: Michael

Michael — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 02:53:44 +0000

Didn’t the Republican party also penalize Florida’s delegation to the RNC?

By: Bryan

Bryan — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 01:03:17 +0000

Michael, given the way they have been treated by the Democratic party, they’ll probably insist on it.

By: Michael

Michael — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 00:13:42 +0000

Would the people of Florida really put up with the removal of the Democratic candidate from their November ballots?

By: ebw

ebw — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 18:44:37 +0000

just a program note — florida isn’t “10% of the electoral votes needed”.

florida is one of four states, any three of which is sufficient to get more than 270 electoral votes — florida (27), pennsylvania (21), ohio (20), michigan (17).

if we lose any of pa/oh/mi, then fl is the whole ball of wax.

think of it as 25% of what’s really in play.

now back to your regular programming.

By: MBW

MBW — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 16:25:44 +0000

You know guys, while I’m honored you named me in the title, the fact is that the comments in this thread are really what should be highlighted – I learned so much, and and even more stunned at the stupidity of the party, and, frankly, Obama, for continuing to hem and haw on this (hipp, I’m also an Edwardian.) While I don’t think Clinton’s stand is perfect (and clearly is self-serving), it’s on the correct side of the issue – enfranchisement! How can anyone argue disenfranchisement is right? It just baffles the hell out of me.

Seriously, what can be done? Can we begin to organize a large protest in Denver? Tell me how to help, what to you, and I’ll do it.

By: Michael

Michael — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 07:14:40 +0000

I’m having trouble understanding how this got so out of control. Has Brad Friedman commented on this? Has someone mentioned it on his blog?

By: Steve Bates

Steve Bates — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 07:07:10 +0000

“With that, I seriously don’t think there’s a real threat to worry about Obama being kept off the November ballot in Florida.” – Michael

Ah, youth!

Take my word for it as a participant in presidential elections since 1968: worry.