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Did Hillary Clinton really win in Florida?
She trounced Obama by 17 points -- but in an outlaw primary whose delegates won't count. Or will they? It all depends on Feb. 5 -- and Democratic Party rules.
By Walter Shapiro [2008-01-30]

  • Okay, let me get this straight:

    Florida decided to hold its primaries earlier than the party was willing to allow (IE: They told the party to go stuff itself.)

    In retaliation by the Democratic power that be, Florida was stripped of its delegates. While I disagree with this, I feel that decisions should be, you know, decided.

    The three front-running candidates agreed not to campaign in Florida which shows that they sort of agreed to this.

    Obama, made a statement about how he would support Florida getting its delegates back after all - so long as it didn't stop him winning.

    Hillary, basically kept schtum on Florida getting its delegates back right up until they voted overwhelmingly in her favour, when she decided that Floridians weren't so bad after all.

    Edwards, so far still looks better than either of them.

    -- Taliesan
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    Wednesday, January 30, 2008 06:24 AM
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