Florida and Michigan Democratic lawmakers met last night, but the brainstorming session didn't net any final solution to the mess over their states' delegates being excluded from the presidential nominating convention.David Goldenberg, chief of staff to Rep. Alcee Hastings of Miramar, said the lawmakers can toss around ideas, but candidates Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama must agree to any plan. The national parties penalized the states all their delegates because their primaries were held too early in the year.
And Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean was showing no signs of compromising about counting the results of those early primaries when he spoke on the morning news shows today.
Although talk has increased in Florida about holding a "do over" vote of some sort, Dean said he's not interested in paying for it.
"Of course not. We can't afford to do that. That's not our problem. You know, we need our money to win the presidential race," Dean said on the CBS Early Show.
Florida lawmakers have been resistant to holding another contest because they want the vote from Jan. 29 to count, which Dean has staunchly opposed.
"The do-over is the least favorable option, the most costly and probably the most difficult politically and administratively," Goldenberg said. Courtesy Swamp Politics
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