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Posted at 1:07am on Jan. 26, 2008 It's "plans," Ezra. Not "tries."
But I'm glad that you guys are finally getting up to speed on this.
By Moe Lane
The title refers to Ezra Klein's sudden revelation that, hey, people are playing games with the Democratic Party's delegate count: he's got the basic outline, but is a little vague on how far it's gone. But that's why we're here, to help: well, help and mock savagely. Anyway:
CLINTON TRIES TO REINSTATE MICHIGAN AND FLORIDA'S DELEGATES.
This is a very, very, very big deal. From the Clinton campaign:
[snip of a missive by Senator Clinton informing the universe that yes, indeed, she will be championing the right of two absolutely vital States - ones that can mean the difference in November - to be given the delegates that they would normally have. It's a bit long, but I suppose that "E.S.A.D., Senator Obama" would have been considered uncouth. - ed.]
This is the sort of decision that has the potential to tear the party apart. In an attempt to retain some control over the process and keep the various states from accelerating their primaries into last Summer, the Democratic National Committee warned Michigan and Florida that if they insisted on advancing their primary debates, their delegates wouldn't be seated and the campaigns would be asked not to participate in their primaries. This was agreed to by all parties (save, of course, the states themselves).
Via Protein Wisdom, who essentially said "Well, duh."
Read on.
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