King Solomon May Solve Florida and Michigan Dispute

(Danville, California)

 

A unique study is underway to try to solve the long-standing dispute over the fate of Florida's and Michigan's Democratic National Convention delegates. You'll recall that both states "leap frogged" the party rules and held primaries before a nationally imposed starting date. As punishment, the DNC (Democratic National Committee) will not seat either state's delegations.

 

A DNC Committee has scheduled a hearing for May 31 in hopes of resolving the issue. Here is what's at stake:

 

Florida: 210 total delegates; 185 pledged delegates; 25 "Super Delegates."

 

Michigan: 156 total delegates; 128 pledged delegates; 28 "Super Delegates."

 

The plan being discussed could eventually seat the delegations, but each individual's vote would count as only a "half vote."

 

Whom would it help?

 

Hillary Clinton: This would narrow the delegate gap between her and Barack Obama, but not by as much as she had hoped. (She won both primaries.) She still would not have enough delegates to win the nomination outright. She still needs the "Super Delegates."

 

Barack Obama: It helps him in Michigan, where he was not even on the ballot. So he might win 40 percent of those delegates. He remains in the overall delegate lead and maintains "front-runner" status, but by a narrower margin. Like Clinton, he may need the "Super Delegate" support, pledged before, or at, the convention to pull this out.

 

PLEASE e-mail your thoughts on the Florida and Michigan "1/2 delegate" proposal. I will publish as many as I can. E-mail me at Mark@MarkCurtisMedia.com.

 

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I will be in Charlotte next week reporting on the North Carolina and Indiana primaries!

 

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