Democrats dealing blow to NH primary
By Wally EdgeThe Democratic National Convention is dealing a blow to the NH First in the Nation Primary this week. The Democratic National Committee had stripped Florida and Michigan of their voting rights at the convention because they violated primary rules when they tried to move ahead of New Hampshire on the primary schedule. Now the National Convention is reinstating all rights for Michigan and Florida. One has to wonder, if you don’t enforce the punishment, what will prevent them from doing the same again in the future.
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Voters in Florida and Michigan did not break any rules and it is ridiculous to decide that their votes should not be counted as a punishment. The Democratic Party is not set up to function at all as democratically as it should. No Republican lawmakers or state officials should have the power to set a voting day contrary to the central party. All Democrats and Independents should be able to register and vote at easily accessible places and times and every state should be required to follow the same rules. All votes should be counted and there should be no caucuses where many voters are left out and number of votes does not have to be reported. They need change, but will Obama champion it?
Only John McCain has dealt a blow to the NH Primary
Only the passive response to John McCain's effort to cut the NH delegation in half is dealing a blow to the NH Primary.
On the Democratic side, NH's delegation is fully seated and in the wording of the change commission is specifically applauds the role the four early states played in 2008. Michigan and Florida did not have the candidates or campaigns in their states. Seating the delegation has nothing to do with protecting the primary. Jim Splaine supported the action, and I am told so did Bill Gardner.
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