Democrats try to settle Florida and Michigan dispute
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The Democratic Party searched for a compromise over disputed convention delegates from Florida and Michigan on Saturday at a raucous meeting marked by pleas for party unity and warnings about the consequences in November's presidential election.
In a room packed with vocal supporters of Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, the party's rules committee waded into the furor over the decision to bar the two delegations from the August presidential nominating convention. Clinton has made the dispute a rallying cry for her campaign.
"We need to come together and unite this party," Howard Dean, the party chairman, said as the meeting opened. "Part of that healing will begin today with a very spirited discussion, I'm sure, about Michigan and Florida."
Clinton faces an uphill battle in the 30-member panel to win her demand that the delegations be seated at the convention with full voting rights based on the contest results. Obama supports alternatives that would seat half of the delegates in Florida, and split the Michigan delegates evenly.
Votes on the proposals were expected later in the day.
Clinton signed a pledge along with the other candidates not to campaign in either state and Obama took his name off the Michigan ballot. Since winning both contests, Clinton has pressed for the results to be recognized.
[Credit: John Whitesides, Reuters; Photo: ABC News]
In a room packed with vocal supporters of Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, the party's rules committee waded into the furor over the decision to bar the two delegations from the August presidential nominating convention. Clinton has made the dispute a rallying cry for her campaign.
"We need to come together and unite this party," Howard Dean, the party chairman, said as the meeting opened. "Part of that healing will begin today with a very spirited discussion, I'm sure, about Michigan and Florida."
Clinton faces an uphill battle in the 30-member panel to win her demand that the delegations be seated at the convention with full voting rights based on the contest results. Obama supports alternatives that would seat half of the delegates in Florida, and split the Michigan delegates evenly.
Votes on the proposals were expected later in the day.
Clinton signed a pledge along with the other candidates not to campaign in either state and Obama took his name off the Michigan ballot. Since winning both contests, Clinton has pressed for the results to be recognized.
[Credit: John Whitesides, Reuters; Photo: ABC News]
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