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Tue Jan 29, 2008 at 08:06:58 AM PST
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The 2008 Florida Democratic Primary is the first "virtual primary" in U.S. history.
It is a unique event in American history, where technology and people power are being used to determine not only who Floridians favor as the Democratic nominee, but today's primary also will play a key role in determining the next president of the United States.
Last year, the Democratic presidential contenders signed a pledge not to campaign in Florida before the primary to punish Florida for violating Democratic National Committee rules and moving the vote in advance of the February 5 barrier set up in 2006.
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Sun Sep 02, 2007 at 13:43:13 PM PDT
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Everybody is going a bit crazy about the fight between the DNC and the FDP over the seating of delegates at the national convention. There's a lot more to say about this at other times and for other reasons. But one aspect of the debate is somewhat overdone. The claim that our votes won't be counted doesn't make much sense. The fact is, no state's delegates "count" at the convention. The only influence that a state has in the election process is by determining who the front-runner will be during the early part of the electoral cycle. Florida will have a huge impact on that on January 29, regardless of whether or not our votes are official that day. But, by the time the convention comes around, the vote for the nomination will have been long determined and 200 votes will have no impact on the outcome. They never have. The results at conventions going back to 1936 make this clear. In 1936 (and earlier) a candidate had to win 2/3rds of convention delegates to win the Democratic nomination. Since then, the rules have required only a majority and at no convention since then would 200 votes make a difference in the outcome:
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