11 blog reactions to http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0308/Florida_and_Michigan_governors_speak.html

mind that Governors Granholm and Crist are the very people who effectively disenfranchised their own constituents by moving their states' primaries to forbidden dates, thus inviting the parties' promised delegate-stripping penalties. They now want the DNC to fix the mess that the states themselves created: "The right to vote is at the very foundation of our democracy. This primary season, voters have turned out in record numbers to exercise that right, and it is reprehensible that anyone would seek to silence the voices of 5,163,271 Americans. It is

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Mich., Fla. consider do-over primaries Superdelegates play hardball Florida inches toward a re-vote Mich., Fla. governors: Count the votes Bush endorses John McCain

mind that Governors Granholm and Crist are the very people who effectively disenfranchised their own constituents by moving their states' primaries to forbidden dates, thus inviting the parties' promised delegate-stripping penalties. They now want the DNC to fix the mess that the states themselves created: "The right to vote is at the very foundation of our democracy. This primary season, voters have turned out in record numbers to exercise that right, and it is reprehensible that anyone would seek to silence the voices of 5,163,271 Americans. It is

mind that Governors Granholm and Crist are the very people who effectively disenfranchised their own constituents by moving their states' primaries to forbidden dates, thus inviting the parties' promised delegate-stripping penalties. They now want the DNC to fix the mess that the states themselves created: "The right to vote is at the very foundation of our democracy. This primary season, voters have turned out in record numbers to exercise that right, and it is reprehensible that anyone would seek to silence the voices of 5,163,271 Americans. It is

released a joint statement on this

mind that Governors Granholm and Crist are the very people who effectively disenfranchised their own constituents by moving their states' primaries to forbidden dates, thus inviting the parties' promised delegate-stripping penalties. They now want the DNC to fix the mess that the states themselves created: "The right to vote is at the very foundation of our democracy. This primary season, voters have turned out in record numbers to exercise that right, and it is reprehensible that anyone would seek to silence the voices of 5,163,271 Americans. It is

mind that Governors Granholm and Crist are the very people who effectively disenfranchised their own constituents by moving their states' primaries to forbidden dates, thus inviting the parties' promised delegate-stripping penalties. They now want the DNC to fix the mess that the states themselves created: "The right to vote is at the very foundation of our democracy. This primary season, voters have turned out in record numbers to exercise that right, and it is reprehensible that anyone would seek to silence the voices of 5,163,271 Americans. It is

mind that Governors Granholm and Crist are the very people who effectively disenfranchised their own constituents by moving their states' primaries to forbidden dates, thus inviting the parties' promised delegate-stripping penalties. They now want the DNC to fix the mess that the states themselves created

tactics will depress the Democratic vote and cause newer and younger voters attracted by Obama to become dispirited and refuse to vote. Hillary may ultimately propel her party into "no win" November. Update: The campaign has begun...read here and here.