The three major Democratic Presidential candidates joined three "second-tier" rivals in vowing to skip the states which move their primaries forward in violation of DNC rules, says the Associated Press:
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Barack Obama and John Edwards on Saturday joined three other Democrats who say they will skip states that break party rules by holding early primaries.Their decision is a major boost to the primacy of four early voting states -- Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada and South Carolina -- and a welcome development to the Democratic National Committee.
"We believe Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada and South Carolina play a unique and special role in the nominating process," Clinton campaign manager Patti Solis Doyle said. "And we believe the DNC's rules and its calendar provide the necessary structure to respect and honor that role."
The DNC has tried to impose discipline on a handful of unruly states determined to vote before Feb. 5 and gain influence in the election cycle.
Read the rest at the above link. Imagine that - Democrats with spines! Next thing you know, they'll be committing to winning the war against Islamic extremism.
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I'm still half expecting th... (Below threshold)1. Posted by kim | September 2, 2007 8:57 AM | Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
I'm still half expecting the 2000 Dem veep candidate to repeat. The veepness, not necessarily the Demness.
Let's see; Demness, dumbness, damness, dimness, dhimminess. It's a vein, boys, come help.
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1. Posted by kim | September 2, 2007 8:57 AM |
Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
Posted on September 2, 2007 08:57