Strip Florida of Super Delegates
As a remedy to the "Florida Issue", why not sit the Florida delegates according to the Jan. 29 results and strip the state of Super Delegates as a penalty (after all, it is these "supers" that got us into this position). Michigan would needs some type of re-do or divide the pledged delegates 50/50 as Clinton was the only candidate (of any significance) on the ballot. Again, Michigan would need to be stripped of their supers as a penalty as they are responsible for this mess.
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The only remedy is a re-do, by mail, by primary voting, whatever can work. Anything else would be patently unfair.
The last thing the Dems need prior to the general election is a bitter fight over any parsing of FL and MI delegates. Re-do the elections, for heaven's sake, and may the best man or woman win! Let's try to limit convention-time controversies...there'll be enough as it is.
March 11, 2008 9:06 PM | Reply | Permalink
I could give a dingus what they do for the electorate. My point is that the Supers for Florida and Michigan should be stripped as penalty for them getting us into this mess.
March 11, 2008 9:28 PM | Reply | Permalink
I posted elsewhere about the idea of seating the delegates where all candidates were on the ballot (i.e., FL) and yielding 40 delegates to Hillary and holding a caucus in MI since voters didn't have a chance to choose. Stripping each state of superdelegates is not a bad idea since it does impose a penalty yet still gives the voters their voice. Having Obama propose such a solution might show him as a leader who is willing to compromise to resolve a standoff at some risk to himself. It is a solution that would conserve valuable party resources going into the GE.
Just a thought...but I like the idea of penalizing the superdelegates. Have no idea whether this approach would be feasible however.
March 11, 2008 9:29 PM | Reply | Permalink
I don't understand why the delegates needed to be seated at all? The time for protest, if disenfranchisement is such an issue, was before the elections started. Anyone who doesn't see why the Clinton campaign is pushing this now is crazy. It can't be done affordly, timely or fairly now and as such I don't think it will get done. The only thing I can see happening is seating the delegates 50/50.
Voters in MI and FL need to take it up with their representation. DNC rules will never be respected if they're allowed to vote again. What would keep FL Republicans from doing this again in four years? There have to be rules.
March 11, 2008 9:39 PM | Reply | Permalink
Hillary should concede, then Obama can seat the FLA & MI delegates.
Simple.
March 11, 2008 9:49 PM | Reply | Permalink
And why should the democrats spend $25M on a redo that could be spent on a campain against McSame? That seems to be the biggest point.
March 11, 2008 11:16 PM | Reply | Permalink