From an AFP story:
Clinton upheld a pledge by the candidates not to campaign in Florida. But she was adamant that the state -- along with Michigan, which has been similarly punished -- should be represented at the convention in Denver.
"I promise you I will do everything I can that not only Florida's Democrats get seated but that Florida is in the winning column for the Democrats in November 2008," she said, alongside Florida Senator Bill Nelson.
My take:
Florida's Democrats were punished by the party for allowing the state to move the primary to a date earlier than Feb. 5. The party decided not to allow any delegates from Florida in the convention. The candidates also agreed that they would not campaign in Florida.
Now Hillary is trying to bring them back into the process. I'm very suspicious of this, because it's a move that happened only after their voters picked her. But they only picked her because she was the presumptive front-runner and because the other candidates played by the rules and did not campaign there.
So this is what she may be doing:
If Obama fights her on this, it just creates more bad blood in Florida. If he doesn't, it may tip the balance in critical convention vote.
This sounds like bad, back door political wrangling, and it's an idea that's best left alone.
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