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Old 05-28-2008, 06:56 AM
 
Location: Washington state
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WASHINGTON - A Democratic Party rules committee has the authority to restore delegates from Mi. and Fla. but not fully seat the two states at the convention as Hillary Clinton wants, according to an analysis.

Party rules require that the two states lose at least half of their convention delegates for holding elections too early, DNC lawyers wrote in a memo.

The memo was sent late Tuesday to the 30 members of the RBC, which meets Saturday to consider what to do with the convention delegates from the two states.

Exactly in what proportion they will be seated is anybody's guess, but the important thing here is...they cannot be fully restored.

2008 Democratic Convention Watch: DNC Lawyers: Can't fully seat FL and MI
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Old 05-28-2008, 07:22 AM
 
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It will be half and half for both states in delegates, Hillbilly will get most of them which of course will hardly close the gap with Obama. Obama will win the required amount of delegates in the three remaining contests to clinch the nomination even if the goalposts to secure the nomination are moved to 2216 or whatever number. The supers will then push him well over.
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Old 05-28-2008, 07:30 AM
 
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It will be half and half for both states in delegates, Hillbilly will get most of them which of course will hardly close the gap with Obama. Obama will win the required amount of delegates in the three remaining contests to clinch the nomination even if the goalposts to secure the nomination are moved to 2216 or whatever number. The supers will then push him well over.
Actually I don't know what they will do with Mi, but in Fla the delegates were originally allocated: Clinton-105, Obama-67 and Edwards-13. Now I put Edward's delegates in there because most, if have not all, have now committed to supporting Obama. In that case it would make it, Clinton-105 Obama-80. Seating them all at 1/2 worth would presumably make it, Clinton- 52.5 and Obama-40, a net gain of 12.5 for Clinton, not exactly what she needs or wants.
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Old 05-28-2008, 09:12 AM
 
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CNN.com - Breaking News, U.S., World, Weather, Entertainment & Video News

This is the CNN breaking news headline. Read for yourself. No details about the judges ruling in the Florida suit.
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Old 05-28-2008, 11:48 AM
 
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Actually I don't know what they will do with Mi, but in Fla the delegates were originally allocated: Clinton-105, Obama-67 and Edwards-13. Now I put Edward's delegates in there because most, if have not all, have now committed to supporting Obama. In that case it would make it, Clinton-105 Obama-80. Seating them all at 1/2 worth would presumably make it, Clinton- 52.5 and Obama-40, a net gain of 12.5 for Clinton, not exactly what she needs or wants.
No, she won't go for it. She wants Florida seated as is and Michigan with her getting her delegates and popular votes and she wants Obama to get "zero" "nothing" for the uncommitted. This is the only way she will take the lead in the popular vote argument which of course makes no sense to judge by popular vote because of the caucus states. I guess it's okay NOT TO disenfranchise FL and MI but it is okay to disenfranchising all the caucus states for all the people who voted in those states. Right? Is the rational thinking of a normal person who wants to play by the rules and come to a fair agreement? I think not.
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Old 05-28-2008, 01:40 PM
 
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I support Hillary Clinton

They cant seat it fully or they just don't want to? Look what the Democratic Party did to it's voters in Florida and Michigan ( including myself who is leaning towards the Independent party, therefore I can vote Independent, Democratic, or Republican. )

Woot Hillary
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