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- Florida Forever Funding On Chopping Block
- Accident At I-75 North Exit To I-4 East
- Crash At I-275 Entrance On Ashley Drive
- This Is First Of Series Of Cool Fronts
- Move Over, Roller Derby! It’s the Florida Inaugural Ball!
- Move Over Roller Derby! It’s the Florida Inaugural Ball!
- Brown-Waite Snags Sought-After House Committee Post
- Scarborough: GOP Should ‘Tell The Truth’ About Sansom
- Florida GOP’s Greer Won’t Vie For RNC Chairmanship
- Rain Line Heading Toward Eastern Hillsborough
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning For East Pasco, West Polk
- Wind, Showers Heading Toward Shore
- Thunderstorms Unlikely With Front Today
- Hit-And-Run On I-275 In St. Pete
- Crash Slows I-275 South Of Waters Avenue
Citing what they say is an increased likelihood that a Democratic presidential candidate could win Florida in 2008, the state’s Democratic members of Congress have asked the Democratic National Committee to resolve the conflict over the state’s banned national convention delegation.
“The demographics in Florida have changed, and we have a real chance to win our State for the Democratic nominee in November,” the nine Florida congressional Democrats said in a letter to DNC Chairman Howard Dean. They noted that in April, Florida Democrats overtook Republicans in Hispanic voter registration for the first time on record.
The Floridians—Sen. Bill Nelson, delegation Rep. Alcee Hastings of Miramar and seven other House members—also noted that recent polls show Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama tied with or beating John McCain in Florida.
“If the DNC does not bring to an end this ongoing controversy ... with the seating of Florida’s full delegation at the Convention in August, it will be near impossible for us to win our state in November,” they said.
Currently, the Florida convention delegation has been banned because the state held its primary earlier than party rules allow. The DNC’s rules committee will consider a challenge to that ruling May 31.
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Posted by Frieda Mason, Lake Worth on 05/09 at 05:24 AM
Yesterday at a DEC in meeting in Palm Beach County aide to Wexler quietly whispered in the ear of the board to tell them a deal was made.....then it was announced to over 200 devoted scared Democrats....then it was checked out. We learned our lesson...It was then announced by the board that it was not true.
Wexler won’t stand for the vote,
Wexler will lie to his constituents
Wexler will do anything to win
Wexler...you constituents understand what’s going on...YOU DON"T