Delegates Still Up in Air
March 6th, 2008 by Mike VasilindaInterest in a do-over primary is gaining momentum as the race between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama appears to be at a stalemate. Democratic insiders say pressure will continue to build until three is a resolution, and as Mike Vasilinda tells us, Florida�s legislature may get involved.
Hundreds of mobility disadvantaged Floridians were in Tallahassee to draw attention to the obstacles they confront. Not having their Primary vote count isn�t something they want to face.
�A lot of times we struggle to get in to vote when you�re disadvantaged, � veteran David Lowe said. �And to go to the trouble to do it and not have it mean anything.�
Conversations are now taking place about whether or not the legislature should get involved when sorting out who won the primary.
One idea has lawmakers playing a very high stakes game.
�It would say that any national party that did not seat the delegates from the state of Florida would not be able to have their nominee on the ballot,� Sen. Nan Rich said.
Similarities to the contested election in2000 are building. House Democratic Leader Dan Gelber says the pressure isn�t going away.
�If we don�t do a complied event that the DNC has blessed, whether you like it or not that�s where we are, then we�re not going to have the chance to have our delegates counted,� Gelber said.
A Tampa Activist who is already in Federal Court wanting to make sure the January 29th vote stands and says he will do everything he can to block a redo.
�I�m sure the New England Patriots would love a do-over Super Bowl, if they had another 15 minutes or maybe another chance at it. But it�s over, it�s done with, � Victor DiMaio said.
The Federal Appeals Court hearing is Monday the 17th. Activist DiMaio says if he loses there, he will go to the US Supreme Court.
If Florida�s delegates were seated based on the January 29th results, Hillary Clinton would pick up about 50 delegates against Barak Obama.
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