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What was the punishment for campaigning or speaking to the press in FL?
I am just curious. What, officially, was the punishment for a candidate who ran ads, talked with the press, campaigned, or whatever in Florida?
If the delegates were never going to count, then what punishment was there?
If the delegates were never going to count, then what punishment was there?
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You'd have to check with the DNC Rules and Bylaws committee.
One might suppose that "cheating" could result in sanctions being applied to the candidate -- loss of delegates, perhaps -- for violating the rules of campaigning. Fines, perhaps.
May 22, 2008 4:57 PM | Reply | Permalink
Stop. It's over!
May 22, 2008 5:15 PM | Reply | Permalink
20.C.1b, DNC Delegate Selection Rules:
That's all that's in the rules.
And you know, it'd be kind of hilarious if Clinton were found in violation for two closed-but-open appearances, and Obama's permission for national ads in FL retroactively taken away, rendering the FL delegates inapplicable to either candidate.
May 22, 2008 5:30 PM | Reply | Permalink
That would actually be a brilliant solution to this entire mess--punish the candidates, not the voters.
May 22, 2008 6:39 PM | Reply | Permalink
Obama got clearance for his ad.
How many times does that have to be repeated?
May 22, 2008 8:00 PM | Reply | Permalink
demosaur said as much. I'm just pointing out that it could be an oddly elegant solution to "count" the voters but not the candidates.
May 22, 2008 8:11 PM | Reply | Permalink
Nice, just hang the bait out until someone bites.
Maybe you could just share with us what your own opinion is on the MI and FL matter.
May 22, 2008 5:30 PM | Reply | Permalink
Maybe you could allow me to get an answer to a question without trolling me.
I did not cite a candidate in my question because I just wanted to know the rule.
May 22, 2008 5:34 PM | Reply | Permalink
yeahrightwhateveryousay.
May 22, 2008 7:24 PM | Reply | Permalink