Delegates Get Split Decision ; Democratic Officials Agree to Seat Florida and Michigan, but with Only Half of Their Votes.
The Washington Times › June 01, 2008
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Democratic Party officials yesterday restored Florida and Michigan's disputed delegates but gave them only a half-vote each, reaching a compromise they said would send a signal of unity in the final days of their long presidential primary season.
Portions of the Democratic National Committee's Rules and Bylaws Committee decision were met with loud and angry protests from Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's supporters in the room, some of whom shouted that they would not vote for front-runner Sen. Barack Obama in the fall.See the full content of this document
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Delegates Get Split Decision ; Democratic Officials Agree to Seat Florida and Michigan, but with Only Half of Their Votes.
The compromise also prompted harsh words of objection from Mrs. Clinton's top advocate on the panel making the ruling, who hinted the candidate would appeal the Michigan delegate allocation at the August convention in Denver.
The panel voted 19-8 - over the protests of Clinton senior adviser Harold Ickes - to give Mr. Obama de...See the full content of this document
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