Decision ‘08

The Aftermath


Florida and Michigan Democratic Delegates Seated In Full, With Half A Vote Each

In the end, the position of the DNC lawyers prevailed:

Members of a Democratic rules committee voted on Saturday to seat all of Florida’s and Michigan’s delegation to the party’s national convention and give their delegates a half vote each.

A first vote, which would have seated all of Florida’s delegation with full voting privileges, failed.

Clinton supporters spent most of the day going ballistic, as Clinton ended up picking up a 24 delegate gain on the day, not nearly enough to change the outcome of the nomination battle.   In an all-too-familiar pattern, Clinton and her supporters are now talking about going to the Credentials Committee and raising the specter of a convention-floor fight.

In other 2008 news, Barack Obama has belatedly quit the Trinity United congregation.  Better late than never…

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