Sunday, August 26, 2007

DNC Strips Florida Of 2008 Delegates

No Convention Slots Unless Later Primary Is Set
Washington Post Sunday, August 26, 2007;


The Democratic National Committee sought to seize control of its unraveling nominating process yesterday, rejecting pleas from state party leaders and cracking down on Florida for scheduling a Jan. 29 presidential primary.

The DNC's rules and bylaws committee, which enforces party rules, voted yesterday morning to strip Florida of all its delegates to the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver -- the harshest penalty at its disposal. (read more)

1 comment:

nightowl528 said...

Maybe we should just forbid Florida from voting all together. They don't seem able to figure it out anyway!