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CHARLIE CRIST Seat the Delegates Crist, GOP governor of Florida, and Democratic Michigan governor Jennifer Granholm say the best solution is to count the delegates chosen in January...
Florida's and Michigan's primaries were invalidated by the Democratic National Committee (DNC). Now the Dems are looking for a way to give the states a second chance. Some proposals...
...STAKE 366 delegates in Florida and Michigan...
Florida Dems have an ally in Michigan, which is in the same boat. But in Michigan, only Clinton was on the ballot - which adds a more pressing factor of fairness into its attempt at a revote. In the Sunshine State, both candidates were on the Florida ballot for a "non-primary" that drew a record number of Democrats to the polls. Clinton defeated Obama, and by party rules would take a percentage of the state delegates. Though a revote may likely change that number only slightly, ignoring even the possibility of a tiny change would be politically fraught in this...
...Crist, a McCain backer who is considered by many as a short-list choice for vice president, it's a virtual no-lose situation. He has joined Michigan's Democratic Governor calling for both states' delegations to be seated and said he wouldn't oppose a party-run recount. But he insists the state's budget woes preclude its paying for any of this. Clinton's delegate gap would close if the January results stand, which would be just fine with Crist: she polls badly, compared to Obama, against his buddy McCain...