Hillary Clinton Wins Florida, Seeks to Seat Delegates

by Christian Grantham - 10:32 pm January 29, 2008

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton is the projected winner tonight in the Florida Democratic primary. No Democratic presidential candidate campaigned in the state under an agreement between the campaigns and the National Democratic Party, leaving Florida Democratic voters to look at each candidate through the lens of national politics to decide who would make the best President. All things being equal, a majority of the voters in the Florida Democratic primary chose Hillary Clinton. The same thing happened in Michigan.

Tonight, Clinton reiterated her pledge to work with Florida Democrats to seat their delegates (watch the video). Hillary Clinton is the only Democratic candidate to pledge her support in making the votes and the voices of Florida and Michigan count.

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1. Comment by Mark Kraft — January 29, 2008 @ 10:47 pm

   This is a test of the Florida Democratic primary.

   The party leaders in your area, in violation of Democratic national authorities, have developed this unofficial primary to try to cut ahead of other states, in the event of an actual election.

   For the next sixty seconds, you will hear a high-pitched whining tone that will let you know that your fellow Floridians just threw their votes away, followed by a collective yawn from the rest of America.

   Remember, this is only a test.

   *WHHI-I-I-I-I-NNNE!*

   *yawn*

   This has been a test of the Florida Democratic primary. If this had been an actual primary, you would have been instructed to vote one week later at one of the polling stations in your area.

   This concludes this test of the Florida Democratic Primary.

   
   
   

2. Comment by Rob — January 29, 2008 @ 11:06 pm

   The same thing happened in Michigan? In Michigan the other candidates honored their pledge to the DNC and had their names removed from the ballot. Hillary made the same pledge but didn’t have her name removed. She was the only person named on the ballot. So she won the election there in the same sense that Stalin, Castro and Saddam used to win their elections, by being the only candidate running.

   
   
   

3. Comment by Christian — January 29, 2008 @ 11:07 pm

   Mark, why do you want to disenfranchise the Democratic voters of Florida? Is it because the National Democratic Party said so? The people of Florida and Michigan have chosen a candidate they want to see return in the November general elections, and they deserve their delegates to be seated and their votes counted. Hillary Clinton will stand up and make their voices heard.

   
   
   

4. Pingback by Tennesseefree.com » My Take On Florida — January 30, 2008 @ 12:09 am

   […] Some even think that tonight’s victory assures Mr. McCain of winning the nomination. As for Senator Clinton, she gained a moral victory, but no delegates. She is doing well though in most of the Super […]

   
   
   

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