On Saturday, the Democratic Party’s Rules Committee finally settled on the new rules for seating delegates from Florida and Michigan. The Rules Committee reduced its punishment of the Florida and Michigan state Democratic Party organizations.
Basically, all delegates from Florida and Michigan will go to the Democratic Party National Convention in Denver, August 25-28, and participate in the formal nomination of the party's presidential candidate. Each delegate from these states will have half a vote, instead of a full vote, granted to all the other delegates.
Is everybody happy? Of course not. Clinton gained more delegate votes than Obama, which was significant because the Rules Committee had the option to stick with its original decision to NOT seat any delegates from Florida and Michigan.
Nevertheless, the Clinton campaign continues to raise objections and argues that Clinton should have received an additional four delegates from Michigan. Conversely, Obama supporters argue that they were quite conciliatory toward the Clinton campaign.
Democrats Finally Resolve Florida/Michigan Mess, Sort Of
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