Tigermike 3,055 Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 Dims Why did the dims decide not to have any candidates on the ballot and why did Hillary go against the party line? Will that decision help or hinder her from here on out? Has Howie Dean had anything to say about Hillary being on the ballot? Repubs It wasn't completely unexpected for Romney to win this primary, will it give him momentum for the next couple of states? In the south? SC? Florida? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFTiger 282 Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 MSNBC.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dems punish Michigan for early primary Leaders vote to strip state of all delegates for violating party rules The Associated Press updated 9:43 a.m. CT, Sat., Dec. 1, 2007 VIENNA, Va. - Democratic leaders voted Saturday to strip Michigan of all its delegates to the national convention next year as punishment for scheduling an early presidential primary in violation of party rules. Michigan, with 156 delegates, has scheduled a Jan. 15 primary. Democratic Party rules prohibit states other than Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada and South Carolina from holding nominating contests before Feb. 5. Florida was hit with a similar penalty in August for scheduling a Jan. 29 primary. Michigan officials anticipated the action by the Democratic National Committee's rules panel. But Michigan Democratic Chairman Mark Brewer said before the vote that he didn't think the delegates would be lost for good. He expects the Democratic presidential nominee will insist the state's delegates be seated at the convention. Nevertheless, Saturday's vote further diminishes the significance of Michigan's Democratic primary. All the major Democratic candidates have already agreed not to campaign in either Michigan or Florida because the states violated party rules. And in Michigan, most of the major candidates won't even be on the ballot. Democratic candidates John Edwards, Barack Obama, Bill Richardson and Joe Biden have withdrawn their names from the ballot to satisfy Iowa and New Hampshire, which were unhappy Michigan was challenging their leadoff status on the primary calendar. That leaves Hillary Rodham Clinton, Dennis Kucinich, Chris Dodd, Mike Gravel and "uncommitted," as the choices on the Democratic ballot in Michigan. © 2007 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. URL: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22054151/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigermike 3,055 Posted January 16, 2008 Author Share Posted January 16, 2008 Michigan officials anticipated the action by the Democratic National Committee's rules panel. But Michigan Democratic Chairman Mark Brewer said before the vote that he didn't think the delegates would be lost for good. He expects the Democratic presidential nominee will insist the state's delegates be seated at the convention. I think he may be right and Hillary will do just that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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