I've been saying for some time, and interviewed Rep. Alcee Hastings on the subject, and he agreed, that even Howard Dean wouldn't be crazy enough to deny the delegation from Florida seats at this summer's Democratic convention. The ensuing floor fight would make "Burn, Hollywood, Burn" sound like the booty dance ... okay that didn't make sense...
But now, HoDo is floating another possibility to get himself out of this mess he's gotten himself into with dissing freaking FLORIDA...
Let us (and Michigan) do it again. Explanation below:
The states have two options. They can petition a party committee to reinstate the delegates, a decision that would go also before all of the delegates at the Democratic convention in August. Or the two states can, in essence, vote anew, by holding caucuses this spring and assigning the delegates to the winner.
Mrs. Clinton won the Florida and Michigan primaries, though she and her rivals did not actively campaign in either. Her camp is eager to hold onto the victories and fight for the delegates to be seated. What is more, Mrs. Clinton’s track record with caucuses is poor. Of the nine held so far, she has won one (Nevada) and Mr. Obama has won eight.
Some Democrats in Michigan have begun saying that the national party is pressuring them to hold a caucus, but party officials deny that.
Dean isn't commenting, and at first blush, you wouldn't think Team Obama would want to give it a go. But consider this: if Florida were to hold a caucus, it would be a contest in which Mrs. Clinton would no long have the advantage of all those absentee ballots and early votes. And in the match-up on January 29, that's where she clobbered Barack. On the day of the election, as in many other states, he was mad competitive...
For example, take Miami-Dade County -- here are the percentages:
Candidate
Absentee %
Early Vote %
Election Day %
Clinton
57.8%
58.3%
48.7%
Obama
30.1
32.0
43.6
As you can see, Hillary's advantage was decided in the absentee and early vote -- nearly two to one, but on election day ... Barack came within 5 points of her.
That's why Barack's people should support a re-do...
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