Obama camp cries foul over Clinton stance in Florida

Obama camp cries foul over Clinton stance in Florida
Barack Obama's campaign criticized Hillary Clinton for wanting Florida and Michigan delegates to be included.
Posted on Thu, Feb. 14, 2008
By BETH REINHARD


After eight losses in a row and no victories in sight this month, Hillary Clinton's campaign renewed calls Wednesday for the votes in Florida and Michigan to count toward delegates that would help her catch Barack Obama.

Obama's camp said her demand was a blatant attempt to ignore the ground rules set when the national party stripped both states of their delegates for breaking early-primary rules. Last summer, all of the major candidates agreed to boycott the two renegade states.

''Now, when they believe it serves their political interests, they're trying to rewrite the rules,'' Obama's campaign manager, David Plouffe, told reporters in a telephone call. ``Now, at the 11th hour, the Clinton campaign is trying to rewrite rules that were firmly established, and I don't think there's a lot of appetite for that in the country or a lot of appetite for that at the DNC.''

In fact, when the national party inflicted its punishment on Florida in August, Clinton's campaign did not protest. And on Sept. 1, Clinton went along with the boycott urged by four smaller states authorized by the DNC to hold the earliest contests.

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About one month later, her chief rivals took their names off the Michigan ballot. Clinton did not, but said during an interview on public radio, ``It's clear, this election they're having is not going to count for anything.''


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Never mind the rules. Let's do whatever will benefit HER.

let the rest of us know when Hillary really means what she says...cause I'm having a tough time telling.

He talked a good game during elections but once elected he abandoned most of what he said he'd do and did alot of things he said he wouldn't.

...and Hillary believed that her power, political dominance and "inevitability" would
result in everyone around her giving her a free pass.

I'm totally aghast that a grown adult would try to get away with such outrageous behavior.

It's beyond the pale and it's something that I doubt even George Bush would have even attempted.

Keep showing us exactly who you are Hillary--and as Obama continues to win races--you will be
revealed as the shameful manipulator that you are. You'll return to the Senate with absolutely
no power and everyone mocking you.

Absolutely unbelievable.

I say let them vote again with both canidates on the ballot and both canidates actually campaigning in those states. We cannot disinfranchise those vote because we risk losing their support come the November General Elections.