FL senator warns of 'train wreck'

patty,sd,ca — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 21:27:36 GMT

Hillary will take Michigan and Florida.It is not Clinton's faul that Obama took his name of the ballot in Michigan.Yet another rookie mistake.

Move over Obama. The Clinton machine is going to run you over on their way to the White House.

Clinton 08

FL senator warns of 'train wreck'

(Saturday Night Live)… — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 21:27:48 GMT

(Saturday Night Live)

SNL (Saturday Night Live)… The comedians who need it to come to the rescue of Senator Clinton…

What I find amazing it that the media has given this Comedy Sketch Show so much power and influence… It was important for SNL to point out the fascination the media has had with Senator Obama… And SNL tell me, what so wrong with that… What’s wrong with many people wanting to feel so inspired…?

Am I wrong… is there actually something so wrong with that…

Everyone is picking on Hillary… Everyone is asking Hillary the tough questions…. Why don’t they ever ask Senator Obama any tough questions… we all know no one is circulating false emails about Senator Obama being a Muslim… Senator Obama is never asked about his religion….Senator Obama is never referred to by his middle name…

Well I keep hearing the Senator Clinton is a fighter

• A fighter who cries when she is losing
• A fighter whose campaigns threatens to sue anyone who rules which are not in their favor
• A fighter whose campaign spreads false Muslim emails of Senator Obama…whose campaign use racial codes to stir up tension….whose Husband compares Senator Obama to Jesse Jackson after losing South Carolina….a senator who makes assertion that Senator Obama is Muslim….
• A fighter who has skitsophrenic episodes…One minute warm and loving…next minute screaming and yelling….and the next minute crying ……
• A fighter whose spread lies and missrepentsent Senator Obama Record
• A fighter whose spreads fear in order to drum up votes
• A fighter whose diminishes Senator Obama opposition to the Iraq although she voted for it…….
• A fighter who needs Saturday Night Live to come to her rescue.

Since Senator Clinton was so important to you… What is your level of responsibility towards America…?

Where was your political coverage when there were more important events?

• Where was Saturday Night Live when the war was being talked about….
• Where was Saturday Night Live when the war was being engage
• Where was Saturday Night Live when many of our soldiers were dying in this ill advise war

But Senator Clinton was a more important cause for you… You need it to interject yourselves into this political process….What was your purpose again….Oh yeah, Senator Clinton the fighter need it you to help her fight

FL senator warns of 'train wreck'

Mike, Ohio — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 21:28:08 GMT

So shuddup and re-vote. sheesh already

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joyce, ny, ny — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 21:28:56 GMT

There is absolutely no reason why Florida delegates should not be seated. Unless DNC truly favors an Obama nomination.

In this case, they might as well hand over Florida AND Michigan to the Republicans come November.

Way to go DNC, another way of screwing up a great oppurtunity to take back the White House.

Let's see if one of my many attempt to post gets thru at MSNBC

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voter, az — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 21:30:18 GMT

I sent a letter to DNC that they should not do a revote. This is unfair to the people who voted in earlier election. All candidates were on ballot in Florida and Obama ran ads so why can't they award those delgates. Michigan is different because Obama took his name off ballot. So why not divide equally. If they do this it is disinfranchising earlier voters. Isn't this the complaint we have with Republicans.

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sunny, nv — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 21:31:05 GMT

Along with NAFTA-Gate ... here's another political ploy. Not good enough to say the Florida Democrats had not made a "good faith effort" to move the date back. Looks like we're getting set to increase our education about campaign dirty tricks. Shame on a lot of people!! Let's get honest!!

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Kim, Pasadena, CA — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 21:36:25 GMT

So, let me get this straight, a Florida Senator, Bill Nelson, who is also a Democrat and a supporter of Senator Hillary Clinton wants the DNC to pay 25 million Dollars to stage a new primary in Florida?

Care much about downparty ticket Senator Nelson? This is money the DNC needs elsewhere. Way to ignore Governor Crist's offer to pay for this primary -- what was that just yesterday? Thank you for allowing him to runaway from his offer unscathed.

As for seating Florida -- it still makes no difference, Senator Clinton still cannot win the nomination on pledged delegates unless she wins all of the rest of the states by large margins. She still has to find a way to steal pledged delegates at caucus conventions, or get the superdelegates to give it to her. This is an absurd non-issue related diversion which feeds the Republican campaign against the eventual Democratic nominee.

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Relax — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 21:36:39 GMT

Ok FIrst Read, I have tried to post a comment THREE times today and non of my comments have shown up. I thought this was a PUBLIC FORUM. Not ONE of my comments have been inappropriate. PLEASE don't sensor-FREE SPEECH!!!

Now, everyone just calm down. Yes, the Clintons have put out some pretty outlandish claims today. We all know how they are. But lets just sit back and continue to let them make a$$e$ of themselves. We all know that it has been PROVEN time and time again, that she CANNOT win because she WILL NEVER have the lead on pledged delegates. No amount of spin, lies or FILTH coming from the CLintons can change that. Her only hope, changing the rules and having Florida and Michigan delegates seated has been thrown out the window by Dean and the DNC. Do overs may take place, but this will not change ANYTHING. Obama will still also gain delegates and she will NEVER be able to get the lead. The supers know this, as well as the party elders. That is why 4 supers have endorsed Obama in the last two day. They have a plan to come out little by little over the next two weeks and after Obama wins Mississipi and Wyoming, this entire thing will be over. They are just letting Hillary have one last"moment".

I am sure that she will continue her disrespectful behavior, but who cares. She has already lost. She is only making herself look more desperate, devisive and silly. I think it's GREAT!!

OBAMA 08'
p.s. Hey Hillary supporters, it's funny how Hillary continues to ask for money and donations, when she knows that she cannot win. She is just cheating you out of your hard earned money. You may ask her why?
oh yeah, she probably wants to pay herself back for that 5 mill she loaned herself! Guess she doesn't really care about you after all!

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JWHICK — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 21:37:24 GMT

This is not 2000. Florida has become much more republican. No democrat is going to win Florida in November, so the argument that they won't vote democratic is moot; they won't vote for the democrat anyway. Since the day of the hanging chad, Florida has become a republican stronghold, especially for McCain.

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MJ,Brooklyn, NY — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 21:39:03 GMT

Florida should pay a fine and be allowed to seat their delegates BECAUSE ALL THE NAMES WERE ON THE BALLOT and Floridians voted in RECORD NUMBERS. Obama-bots think that if you just glimpse upon his majesty's glorious face, you will become "Obamatized" and become a worshipper. How pathetic! Obama campaigned in Florida through a "National" commercial and still lost.

Michigan - in fairness to the "bots", should be re-done AS A PRIMARY in order to get the true vote from ALL OF THE PEOPLE. Not the bullying tactics of a caucus. Stop whining already, and keep your over-ambitious candidate to yourselves.

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Keith in MD — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 21:39:16 GMT

Democrats need the DNC to spend every dime on helping win elections in November. If Florida will play by the rules, they can have a re-do election and they can pay for it themselves. I'd love to see an election there where Obama has a chance to campaign. He always does better in the states where he campaigns.

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Pete "Hussein" - Albany, NY — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 21:39:24 GMT

Memo to Ben Nelson...

Biggest train wreck? Sorry, I don't think you can top Hanging Chads!

*psst*...Ben, go talk to Ickes. He voted to strip the delegates!

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jorge silva — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 21:39:39 GMT

I really don’t understand why you guys in the media are talking about the importance of winning the big states in the primaries. Let’s be honest and reasonable, there is no way Sen. McCain can win Ohio against Sen. Obama. Why? Here you go; first of all he strongly supports NAFTA and all of the trade treaties similar to it. Second of all, the majority of democrats voting for Clinton already said that they would vote for Obama if he would be the nominee. Third and final, the amount of new voters that came out and voted for Obama will remain coming out and voting for Obama; this is what makes the coalition bigger for him against McCain. And that is only for Ohio, let’s talk about some other big states. Does anyone remember that McCain lost Wisconsin, and Obama won it? Does anyone remember that McCain lost Michigan? What is clear is this: Clinton is winning the states that the Democrats will win in November no matter who is the nominee. Obama is winning red states by such a big margin, that it could result in a real fight for those red states against McCain in the general election. Why then is no one talking about Obama’s appeal to the people in these, so called, red states? These are states that Clinton doesn’t even dream to win, states where the only factor of having a Clinton on the Democratic ticket would make most of the people vote for McCain. I don’t understand why the media is playing a big role in confusing the American people, is for their own personal interests? I don’t understand why no one in the media is objective enough to see that the best candidate for the Democratic Party is someone that UNITES people from red states and blue states, young and old, rich and poor, whites and blacks, latino and asian. Not someone that is just trying to divide the country and the Democratic Party itself. She is trying to win at all costs, she is trying to destroy HOPE, and trying to end the dream of a UNITED country with her divisive old politics.

Small question dear CNN, why are you not reporting on the news from Canada where it became clear the the PM chief of Staff Ian Brodie stated that he was approached by Hillary Clinton staff about Nafta. Telling him to take it with a grain of salt whatever she would state. In the end it turn out that it was not Obama who contacted Canadian institutes but the CLinton Campaign

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adam/Brooklyn New York City — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 21:41:24 GMT

Frankly, I'm sick of picking up Florida's tab. Florida recieves more revenue from Federal taxes than any state in the Union.

Florida wants a revote, Florida can pay for it. They voted in Republicans, they have themselves to thank for their finances.

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Terry, Great Plains — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 21:41:25 GMT

Nice try Senator. Hillary knew the rules last year. You knew the rules last year. Either hold a new primary or split the votes 50/50. The Democratic turnout in Florida was not for Clinton. The turnout was for a tax initiaitive. Nice try to bail out Hillary. If the DNC agrees to sit the delegation as is it will disenfranchise all other voters in all the other states who obeyed the rules. Oh I forgot Hillary does not recognize the states that did not give her the win. Just hand her the nomination Howard Dean you know you have to.

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Not stupid — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 21:41:39 GMT

Dear Sen. Bill Nelson (Hillary Supporter):

It sounds to me like you should be holding your republican government there in Florida reponsible for this! You should have been more outspoken at that time than you obviously have been. We are not going to fall for your pathetic political attempt!

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Jim, Kalamazoo, MI — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 21:42:09 GMT

No one seems to be talking about the fact that if Michigan and Florida do their primaries over, the number of total delegates needed will also go up. The current 2,024 needed for the nomination was calculated assuming Michigan and Florida would not seat any delegates.

I also find it interesting that if the Democrats had a "winner take all" situation similar to the Republican party that Hillary Clinton would already have 1,920 delegates and practically assured the nomination. She has won the large states that get a candidate to the nomination. She should be the nominee.

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Mark, Burlington VT — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 21:42:44 GMT

I recall the unhelpful attitude of the Florida delegation when the DNC had to adopt sanctions. The Florida Dems have learned nothing. Nelson's "appeal" sounds more like attempted extortion.

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James, AZ — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 21:42:49 GMT

Lets keep it simply and save the tax payers $$. Split the delegates equally between Clinton and Obama.

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ron h, brookfield, il — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 21:43:56 GMT

here we go again. all the little clinton subversives, looking for ways to steal this nominating process. now bill nelson speaks up, where was he months ago? with these bigwigs doing everything to shore up hillary's deficiencies, it's almost a preview on which way the winds are blowing when it comes to the super-delegates leanings. the payoffs, backroom dealings, and influence peddling is being run on a grand scale by the clinton sleaze machine. the process is tainted, and i doubt it will be corrected by the average voting public. when you have people like ted strickland, ed rendell, bill nelson, running water for the clintons forget about change. don't worry though, chris matthews will be putting on his smily face, so happy with the horse race, he will gush all over them and forget to ask any real tough questions.

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banton b, fl — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 21:44:16 GMT

I don't understand this. More democrates voted in the Florida primary than in any election in Florida ever. Every candidate had their name on the ballot. Obama even ran T.V. ads against the agreement he made. We live in a democracy. Why won't Howard dean and the Obama clan let these people voices be heard? These wre silly rules to start with and the people of Florida did not agree to them. Are we creating a communist dictatorship here by not letting the people heard. Power to the people!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Chris, NY, NY — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 21:45:11 GMT

Where were your complaints Sen. Nelson before it became obvious that Hillary had no chance without FL (and even that is not a given). You're bias is showing. It reeks of the kind of old school back alley politics that has driven the multitudes to support Obama.

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Universal Bob — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 21:45:12 GMT

The Republican Governor of Florida is making this an issue. I'm sure he has the best interests of the Democratic Party in mind.

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banton b, fl — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 21:45:19 GMT

I don't understand this. More democrates voted in the Florida primary than in any election in Florida ever. Every candidate had their name on the ballot. Obama even ran T.V. ads against the agreement he made. We live in a democracy. Why won't Howard dean and the Obama clan let these people voices be heard? These were silly rules to start with and the people of Florida did not agree to them. Are we creating a communist dictatorship here by not letting the people be heard. Power to the people!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Lynnette, San Diego, CA — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 21:45:28 GMT

I guess somewhere over the rainbow in the Clinton braintrust, they have finally figured out that 2+2=4 not 15 and there is no way in hell they can catch up!!! So now, Bill is whining about seating the delegates. News flash, Bill - you broke the rules. Stop blaming it on everyone else, Man up. borrow some of the Clinton cajones'. Howard said this morning that the DNC would not pay for another primary. Ya'll good folks down there in the land of green peanuts gotta come up with the "Solution for America"

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Jeff Vreeland — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 21:45:38 GMT

Love how the democratics shirk accountability for own past actions, just can not take the heat in the kitchen. Train wreck conductor will be McCain; all aboard.............

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Ian — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 21:46:01 GMT

irony of ironies is that FLA might have a greater impact on the result with a redo - not that they deserve it.

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Eric, Indianapolis, IN — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 21:47:08 GMT

It needs to be pointed that Democratic members of the Florida House voted unanimously to move the primary date to Jan. 29, and that the bill to move the date was sponsored in the Florida Senate by a Democratic senator, Jeremy Ring.

Florida Democrats were not "railroaded" in the decision to move the primary dates.

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Sem, VA — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 21:47:17 GMT

Thumbs up for Dean! Rules are rules. Before the elections took place, the two states knew the implications, but they went ahead. Nelson supports clinton and so does the michigan governor. Just because they are supporting clinton, they want to break the rules. Dean, DNC, you have your credibility at stake. So, stick to the rules to preserve your integrity rather than following selfish interests of clinton supporters.

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Patrick, Houston — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 21:47:34 GMT

Are you kidding me? The FL State Democratic Party can't stand up to their counterparts from the FL GOP so 48 other state parties should pay? Have all the elderly people in the state really lost their mental faculties? The DNC is not the evil empire... FIFTY state demoncratic parties set the rules for the primary 1 1/2 years ago.....sorry if the Clinton campaign HACKS in Florida don't want to follow them. Nelson wants to threaten all of us Democrats? I agree FL and MI should not disenfranchise people. I also believe that if Clinton supporters in FL stack the deck we will run away from the party and let McCain have it- so here Nelson threat back at ya.

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Nashville_fan — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 21:49:26 GMT

Good to see the Clinton campaign coming to their senses and dropping the whole "seat the Florida and Michigan delegates based on the bogus election" routine. It was getting really old.

Obama '08

P.S. I wish we could let all the remaining states vote tomorrow so we could end the non-stop whining from the Clinton campaign - my ears are starting to bleed. lol

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C A, Tuscaloosa, AL — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 21:49:39 GMT

If Nelson is so worried about disenfranchsing the Florida voters and delegates is he not therefore also as worried about disenfranchising those thousands of Floridas voters who stayed home and did not vote after being told their wote would not count.

If he wants to settle this fairly only one option is possible. Go ahead and seat the Florida delegates, giving half to Hillary and half to Obama. If Hillary is more concerned with giving the Florida voters / delegates their rights to be seated (as she says) then she is about gaining votes herself from the first fiasco then she will go along with this option. If she will not go along with it then she is obviously more concerned for herself then she is for the Florida voters and delegates.

Go ahead Florida voters and delegates. Put the question to Hillary and see what she says or if you can read between all the spin.

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JohnnyU, WA State — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 21:50:25 GMT

"Drunk driver warns he may crash"
------------------------------------
Florida KNEW the rules of the DNC.
Florida CHOSE to break those rules.
Florida KNEW the consequence of their action.
Live with the consequences of your actions...like we ALL have to!

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T Hussein — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 21:50:37 GMT

Can we all agree to just give the nomination to Hillary? Do we really need months of the bickering and whining - The country's economy, foreign relations, etc. will get no better, but probably can't get any worse. Besides, we've waited forty years for this transformative political, I for one can wait another 40 years!

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Lo in OR — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 21:50:43 GMT

If Florida wants a revote then they need to pay the 20 million to do this... not the DNC. THEY were the ones that didn't abide by the DNC rules. The DNC is not responsible for paying for their neglegence.

And for those of you, along with Hillary, that think the Florida delegates should be seated...On Super Tuesday, Floridians thought they were voting... and called to find their polling places. So, forget it. Millions of Floridians either KNEW their vote did not count and did not vote...or they thought they were part of Super Tuesday and also did not vote. Who actually DID vote for Hillary in Florida???

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Comrade Clinton? — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 21:51:55 GMT

Seating the Delegates in Florida without a new vote is completely inappropriate. We could just call Hillary Comrade Clinton if she wants to count a win in her category gotten in that fashion.

Florida voted early and Hillary had a name brand - people had no opportunity to get to know Obama, or Edwards, or Dodd, or Biden - as a candidate. This is not only unfair to Obama - it's unfair to the other former Democratic candidates as well.

Add to that the fact that Hillary behaved unethically at BEST ("fundraisers," surrogates making phone calls, having her victory party in Florida...please). If they want to seat their deligates - they should have caucuses - if Hillary is so concerned about the state, she should agree to this arrangement.

Don't be fooled Florida, Hillary would be fighting just as hard to disenfranchise you if she thought you might vote for Obama.

Hillary just simply can NOT win on her merits. This is why she is playing the victim, all the while spreading various lies and false insinuations about Obama, this is why she has tried to pull this race into the dirt...She can't win. ...and she won't beat McCain if the Dems are stupid enough to nominate her.

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Mir Zaman — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 21:52:31 GMT

Ms. Clinton should be gracious enough to agree on the re-vote for both FL an MI primaries. As far as the cost goes, both campaign can contribute equally to this effort since they are raising so much money. In return both states should give them appropriate free air time on the local networks to compensate their generousity.

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Nicholas: Minnesota — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 21:52:35 GMT

I would note that a number of people are warning of a potiential 'train wreck' but as happens in political circles ...nobody is brave enough to actually do something about it.

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Jmp, Northern MN — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 21:53:05 GMT

No matter what you think about the electoral process, please note that HRC and her surrogates didn't have a problem with FL and MI BEFORE Supertuesday--when they thought she was a shoo-in.

But here's a 'HUH?' moment...
$18 million for 1.75 million voters.

That's OVER $10 PER VOTE.

???Really???

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Kodiak, Austin,TX — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 21:53:31 GMT

Just a thought... Perhaps Obama should suggest that the candidates help pick up the cost, along with the DNC and Fla. It would force Clinton's hand, and prove to the voters there that he does want their votes to count. The likelyhood of Clinton winning by as much is pretty slim, and the fact of the matter is, Fla is one of the only states where the dem numbers didn't completely crush repub's. It also gives him the chance to set up his ground game before the general election. Oh, and BTW, this goes ditto for Mich.

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Patrick, Indianapolis — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 21:53:56 GMT

I wonder if the clinton campaign would be pushing so hard if Obama had won? Obama followed the rules. The Florida dems could have opted for a caucus at a later date if they didn't want to hold their primary on the 29th. Florida opted to break the rules. Here is an option, seat the FL delegation as is but clinton agrees to a do-over CAUCUS in Michigan. Of course the lying clinton machine won't agree to that because they may lose that. hillary clinton is an embarassement to the human race. Barack Obama is what the Democratic party stands for.

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Patrick, Indianapolis — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 21:54:00 GMT

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Marbw — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 21:54:27 GMT

**** March 8(this Saturday):
Wyoming (D)

http://soswy.state.wy.us/election/election.htm
http://my.barackobama.com/page/content/wyhome
http://www.wyomingdemocrats.com/ht/d/Home/pid/273340

When should I arrive at the caucus?
Please arrive at your caucus location at least 30 minutes prior to your caucus start time. Only voters in line when the caucus convention is called to order are allowed to participate.

**** March 11:
Mississippi

http://www.sos.state.ms.us/elections/elections.asp
http://my.barackobama.com/page/content/mshome

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W. Nelson Carr — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 21:58:33 GMT

The "Train-Wreck' has come and gone. The Democrats are a smoldering piece of wreakage. Either the DNC and Howard Dean have the power to say when a states election can take place, or they don't. Apparently the DNC had that power last fall, but now they don't havethe power to stay with their convictions, ie., that the delegates will not be seated?

You can't have "do-over" elections. If you do, then anyone in any state can say they don't like the results for whatever reason. And if enough people agree, then they're telling us that there can be another election? That's not democracy, that's anarchy.

If you think the Democrats played fast and loose with the election rules in Florida in 2000, then what is happening now in Flordia (and Michigan) will trump that fiasco ten times over.

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Matt, Las Vegas, NV — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 21:58:45 GMT

More Republican dirty tricks, the GOP is determined to rig any election it can't fairly win it....not that I'm shocked by that.

I do have a question though: Why hasn't Sen. Bill Nelson brought this up before today? He's a Clinton supporter right?

Nuff said!

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George N. Bohn, Marionville, Missouri — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 21:58:50 GMT

The best way to re-do the Florida and Michigan primaries would be to go back to the candidates who were running at the time the unacceptable votes were held and put all the names on the new ballots. This might mean that Edwards could win some more delegates, as well as the others who were running at that time. Fairness woould mean that those candidates who picked up pledged delegates would have some clout at the convention's floor fight.

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John T, Brooklyn, NY — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 21:59:02 GMT

Just curious - what would be the delegate breakdown based upon the existing results in Florida? What about Michigan, if Senator Clinton took the delegates based upon her votes and Senator Obama took the rest?

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Doctor Doubt, Ill — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 22:01:28 GMT

And once again the Republicans find a way to take a state, without firing a shot. The governor, let me see, a Republican, decides for the Democrats, who's vote gets to count. Shades of the past. Learn from it or repeat it. We've had too many wars, wrong wars, to continue letting one side of any picture control the frame of the entire picture.

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John Doe — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 22:02:50 GMT

This is the worst primary election, I have ever seen. Howard you have really messed it up and Nelson is 100 percent correct. Those delegates need to be seated for the DNC needs to pay for a new primary in those two states. This is suppose to be a democracy?

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Deborah Greenlawn, NY — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 22:03:09 GMT

Typical Keystone Cops Dem. mess. Rules are the rules.

Bush-Gore was the National-no one's taking anyone's vote away in November. Hope FL has voting machines that
work this time.

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Sarah Wilks, Cedarburg KS — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 22:03:43 GMT

What a joke the Democrats have become. Every election, they have yet another major problem voting. If Republicans had the same problems, the media would be all over them for how stupid they are in that they can't even vote correctly. Because it's the Democrats though, we get these pompous statements from Democratic Senators and Congressmen about how they are going to fix the problem, only to watch them as they make the problem worse. The ship has sailed though on the Democrats for this election cycle. They are going to have to live with their huge mistakes and not allow the Michigan or Florida delegates to contribute their votes at the convention.

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Diane from Illinois — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 22:04:08 GMT

Strong arm all you want. Florida KNEW they would forfeit their delegates if they moved up the primary and they AGREED to it! Now that the numbers aren't going the way Clinton wants them to go, we should allow a re-vote? I THINK NOT. The DNC batter NOT pay for a re-vote. If Florida wants a re-vote, then Florida tax payers should pay for it. If the people of Florida don't like it, then take it to the polling place when you elect a new Governor. Don't make it the nations problem (again). We should have Florida ruin ANOTHER election? I think not! If you can't play by the rules, then you can't play in MY sandbox. The Super Delegates should decide on the nominee and it should be based on the candidate with the most delegates and that, Mrs. Clinton, is Barack Obama. Since you underestimated him from the beginning and thought he was a fly in your soup, you have stooped to a level where, if you're the nominee, I absolutely WILL NOT vote for you. Time for you and your husband to rest somewhere on a beach with your millions gathered illegally. What about those tax returns, by the way? Good-bye to the Clinton/Bush era.
Hard to believe you have any supporters after the way you've handled yourself in this campaign.....and you have the audacity to tell Obama to run a clean, positive campgain? You have put ANY woman who wants to run for office BACK about 200 years. Shame on you, Hillary. Shame on you.

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Adam, Chicago — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 22:04:41 GMT

Hello, Bill Nelson endorsed Clinton way back in January. http://www.floridacounts.com/index.php?news=1754

How is it suddenly "news" that a Clinton supporter wants the delegates seated from this unofficially election. They've been saying this for weeks.

C'mon MSNBC, point out that this guy is biased at least. You have to take what he claims with a huge grain of salt.

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Just the Facts — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 22:04:58 GMT

There should be a re-vote in Florida. What none of the Clinton advocates mention (why should they) is that she has the GREATEST name recognition in American politics (equal to George Bush).

In a campaign in which a little-known Senator is attempting to defeat the incumbent and the "inevitable" candidate, if both candidates agree not to campaign, it's a GIVEN that the first candidate will win.

Therefore, the first vote is a fraud. HOWEVER, the citizens of Florida should be heard from. There's only one right move here.

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Sachel, GA — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 22:06:40 GMT

Florida is screwed. The time to complain was when the DNC took away their voting rights last year, not now. The only people that will profit from this latest Dem mess will be the lawyers because this one is going to court. This time though it's Democrats against Democrats. The entire country will get to see in open court how stupid the Democrats are.

FL senator warns of 'train wreck'

Joan P. Stewart, Brooklyn, NY — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 22:09:39 GMT

Well, well, well.... Why didn't these officials insist that some form of provision be made from last year? It is only now that HRC is facing difficulty her and her backers decide to wreck the train. Classic HRC machinery, change the rule in the middle of the game, wreck the train at any cost. SENATOR NELSON, IF OBAMA WERE LAGGING BEHIND IN DELEGATE WOULD YOU THREATEN TO WRECK THE TRAIN IF FLORIDA IS NOT SEATED........TELL THE TRUTH NOW SENATOR.

FL senator warns of 'train wreck'

Mary Welsh, Sarasota — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 22:11:03 GMT

I'm from Florida, and I'm mad as heck that our votes will not count for the Democrats. Eight years ago it was the Republicans stealing our votes, but this time we only have our own Democrats to blame for the problem. If our votes are never going to count, I'll find something else to do on election day. Howard Dean, and the state Democratic party, are the sorriest bunch of polititians I've ever seen.

FL senator warns of 'train wreck'

Debra Austin, Texas — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 22:11:23 GMT

Nelson, stop campaigning for Clinton under the guise of caring about Floridians. You could have done that last year but somehow it wasn't that important then. Too bad, so sad. If you want Florida representation at the Convention seat a delegation of half Obama and half Clinton delegates and then they can participate. To give them any decision in the primary is wrong and you know it. They didn't follow the rules, they don't get to decide. But they can be present at the Convention. Nothing else would be fair unless you convince your Republican brethren in the Florida Legislature to pay for the new primary. Why should the Party pay for YOUR stupidity. Stop whining now.

FL senator warns of 'train wreck'

Ron, TX — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 22:12:02 GMT

I think the people who CAUSED that train wreck, should be held accountable, but of course, I doubt you agree with that sentiment, Senator Nelson. From what I recall, this whole mess was caused by gung-ho Florida politicians not playing by the rules. Is it or is it not fair for the people to suffer because of Florida's politicians? Maybe Florida's politicians should have to pay for the mess they created...

FL senator warns of 'train wreck'

Bob, Illinois — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 22:12:16 GMT

Suggestion: Each Florida voter pays $10.

FL senator warns of 'train wreck'

Matt — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 22:12:27 GMT

Better yet let Hillary Clinton pay for the do-over. Her ass is the one that demands the delegates get seated.

FL senator warns of 'train wreck'

Luc Lawton — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 22:14:08 GMT

Republican Gov. Charlie Crist is playing this perfect. Just stay out of the way of this train wreck Charlie. Let it happen. Between the states fighting with the DNC, and Obama fighting with the Clintons, it's going to be quite a pile up for the Democrats.

FL senator warns of 'train wreck'

tsg — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 22:14:45 GMT

not a good faith measure to...WHAT? The Republicans have the control to vote it in and they did - end of story - the votes should count/Hillary won the state -chalk up the delegates to the other First Read article and she is closing the gap

FL senator warns of 'train wreck'

Sam Shaw — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 22:18:27 GMT

I think everyone agrees on a do-over, but Florida isn't going to pay for it, the DNC isn't going to pay for it, and the campaigns darned sure aren't going to pay for it. And there should be a do-over for Michigan, too, but nobody is going to pay for that either.

No matter how it works out, you have to have do-over for both states or you have to stick to the rules that were in place when they had the original votes - no delegates. You can't just arbitrarily decide you're going to seat the delegates from the original vote just because an influential person won in the non-contests.

FL senator warns of 'train wreck'

Sierra, SF — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 22:20:47 GMT

Sorry !!
Nobody told you clowns to have your primary ahead of time !

Florida and Michigan politicians screwed this up
You KNEW you were breaking the rules
But you wanted to be players

Too BAD
You decided to break the rules....
Now live with it
Demolcrats don't owe you anything....

Senator Nelson, where were you when this 'primary' was scheduled ?
Did you speak out against this rules violation ?
Did you fight against this rules violation ?

How about those clowns in Michigan ?

la la la la la
Hillary's minions get bitch slapped !!

Hillary Clinton, cold, calculating, dishonest, unethical, divisive, power hungry

FL senator warns of 'train wreck'

Pat, Renton, WA — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 22:21:31 GMT

"The principle here is one person, one vote," . This brings up Texas, Gore-Bush, it was determine Bush won Texas because of the delegate count not the popular vote - yet if the caucuses continue as they are Obama will have won Texas will it then be determined that he won Texas with delegates and not Hillary.....Hmmmm

FL senator warns of 'train wreck'

Diane Fields, Bayport, New York — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 22:22:28 GMT

Does anyone know what happens to the delegates pledged to John Edwards at the convention. Are they free to vote for another candidate since Edwards in no longer in the race?

FL senator warns of 'train wreck'

Michael, Miami Beach, FL — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 22:22:43 GMT

I agree completely with the Senator. We can not start to disenfranchise millions of voters. It will certainly not bode well for democrats in November. Either seat the delegates as they are or hold a new primary. That is the only fair solution to the people of Florida.

FL senator warns of 'train wreck'

Bob in Denver — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 22:24:27 GMT

Michigan and Florida delegates should be seated: 50/50. They lost their chance to be relevant to this process. In Florida, the Dems can "thank" the GOP. In Michigan, the Dems have only their own leaders to blame. Tough.

FL senator warns of 'train wreck'

Gail in TN — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 13:48:29 GMT

Remember when the Republicans cried foul in Florida in 2000 because they didn't like the way the election went? Well, back to the future we go with Ms. Clinton. She is willing to change the rules in the middle of the game, rules she agreed to, for her own political gain. That's cheating where I come from.

The FL and WI Democratic parties put themselves in a corner that looks just as unsavory to me as what happened in 2000. They wanted to be big players and it backfired on them. Me first, me first! Pride goeth before the fall. The Democrats have lost their moral high ground on this issue thanks to Ms. Clinton's behavior.

If the states want to do the right thing, they will scrap what they did in January and have another vote. I heard a FL rep. say last night on the News Hour that a mail-in vote would cost the state $4 to $5 million (as opposed to $25 million) and could generate more than a million new voters. Sounds like a solution to me. The states broke the rules and they should have to ante up for a new vote.

FL senator warns of 'train wreck'

Vic, Toledo, Ohio. — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 13:48:33 GMT

I don't understand the opinons of why the DNC should pay for new primaries? These states new the rules and were told what would happen if they moved the primary and they did it anyway. I think we all know why it's so important to be allowed now...HRC??? This isn't about what is fair for the voters of these two states, what about what is fair to the rest of the voters in this country that did abide and vote by the rules. Those people should count to.

FL senator warns of 'train wreck'

Debbie G — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 14:02:08 GMT

Why aren't you talking about Clinton's people talking to Canada about NAFTA - pssst- take it with a grain of salt.

COME ON MSNBC - PARTICULARLY YOU MR. TODD -

FL senator warns of 'train wreck'

Shane, Lititz, Pa — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 14:02:40 GMT

Both states should pay for their own "redo" primaries. Think of it like a relay race.. there are rules to follow and this one was simple, the race hadn't started yet. They were warned.

The Florida democrates were screwed by the republicans, which the DNC should have taken into account. Maybe the florida democrates (unless they benefited at all from the new law)should make the florida republicans pay for the new primary.

FL senator warns of 'train wreck'

bill (i guess im not american since i live in florida) — Wed, 07 May 2008 03:19:57 GMT

i want my vote counted that i did in florida. Just not right. i took my time and wasted it I guess. Obama not for every american, especially if you live in florida. if Obama dosnt want my vote to count in the florida primary he certaintly wont get mine in november if he sneaks in to be the nominee. And im sure most of us in florida feels the same.