Flashpoint : "Florida Delivers the Nomination to Hillary Clinton"

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"Florida Delivers the Nomination to Hillary Clinton"

By Brendan McLaughlin

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That headline could come to pass following a not-so unlikely scenario. It's late April and Barack Obama has narrowly edged out Hillary Clinton in the delegate count. It's so close that, had Florida's delegates been counted, Hillary would be ahead. Do you think Hillary Clinton (a lawyer) and her backers would hesitate for a New York minute to take legal action to get back on top?

Flash to: Victor Dimaio, Tampa political consultant and Michael Steinberg, Hillsborough County's new party chairman. These two brought the first lawsuit against the DNC to get Florida's delegates re-instated. The lawsuit was thrown out early on, but they didn't have the Clinton legal team behind them. DiMaio and others have not given up on a legal challenge. And as Steinberg suggested to me this week, if Florida's delegates are all that stand between Hillary and the nomination, she'll probably get awfully chummy with people like Victor Dimaio. What an irony. The state that Democrats studiously ignored up until the very day of the primary could be the state that actually chooses the nominee. And you thought your vote didn't count.

Published Monday, January 28, 2008 8:43 PM by Brendan
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Comments

	tbooth8 said: I don't believe that our Democratic candidates "studiously ignored" the voters in Florida. They were strong-armed to stay away, just as the Democratic voters of Florida are now being threatened with the loss of our delegates to the national comvention by the same authority - the Democratic National Committee. There is no time to "hesitate for a New York minute for legal action by Hillary Clinton (a lawyer) and her backers." (I am one). We must fight to have our Constitutional rights restored with "the Clinton legal team" leading the way. No one in the news has yet commented on how many more votes were cast in Florida for Hillary Clinton than for either John McCain or Mitt Romney January 29, 2008 8:46 PM
	Patricia Parker said: As a registered Democrat, I was highly upset when I learned that Florida had lost its delegates to the National Convention. I feel like something was put over on us. I didn't vote to change the date of the primary election. However, I feel as though I am being punished for someone else's actions. My second concern is that all of this was very confusing. Some people felt that they would not be allowed to vote as a democrat. I talked to people today that didn't realize that democrats could still vote. I would really like to know the percentage of registered democrats that voted today. January 29, 2008 8:59 PM
	tbooth8 said: I feel compelled to continue after the "Mac is Back" victory speech. Senator McCain called this a "totally Republican primary" to a huge round of cheers. He couldn't emphasize enough how proud he is to be a "conservative Republican". In my mind these terms are divisive and not worthy of some one who aspires to be the President of the United States. Hillary Clinton spoke only of being proud to be an American and her desire to bring about change in Washington to make American Government once again accountable to and responsible for the well-being of the American People. I believe she can make it happen. January 29, 2008 9:17 PM
	Brendan said: tbooth8, You make an interesting observation that did not occur to me. Why is it that Republican candidates tend to tout their party affiliation so frequently? I just don't recall Hillary, Barack or John emphasizing how "Democratic" they are. I realize primary elections require reaching out to the base, but Republicans do seem much more inclined to invoke their party identity that Democrats. Discuss! January 30, 2008 9:49 AM
	Robert said: I've said it before, and I'll say it again: Hillary will take the nomination, being put over by the superdelegates. Many of them are party traditionalists, which means the vast majority of them will back Mrs. Clinton. So much for looking toward the future... January 31, 2008 7:30 PM