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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: American Spirit who wrote (14108)	9/1/2007 7:41:51 PM
From: Ann Corrigan	Respond to of 224722

Nazi Hillary threatens early primary Democrats foxnews.com, Sept 1 2007 WASHINGTON — Hillary Rodham Clinton says Democrat candidates will skip states that break party rules by holding early primaries. 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. The prospect of five candidates bypassing Florida and Michigan would essentially turn those contests into nonbinding beauty contests, with no delegates at stake if the DNC imposed its threatened punishment. Florida Democratic Party executive director Leonard Joseph said Saturday: "No matter which cards we're dealt, Florida Democrats are going to win the state's 27 electoral votes and elect a Democratic president in 2008. The country needs us." The Florida party chairwoman, Karen Thurman, has criticized the action, calling it "a pact to ignore tens of millions of diverse Americans by a selfish, four-state alliance of party insiders." Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm has encouraged candidates to ignore the pact, saying unfair trade policies and her state's manufacturing crisis were more important than the politics behind which states get to vote early. Granholm has been preparing to sign legislation that would move Michigan's contest to Jan. 15, despite the threat of DNC sanctions. "We expect that all of the Democratic candidates for president will be on the ballot in Michigan on January 15th. We hope that every candidate will campaign here," Granholm said Saturday. Among Republican presidential contenders, Michigan's decision to jump to Jan. 15 has been popular, said Saul Anuzis, the state's Republican Party chairman. Most of them plan to attend a GOP leadership conference there in September, he said. Party rules for this cycle had Iowa's caucuses on Jan. 14, with tests in Nevada Jan. 19, New Hampshire Jan. 22 and South Carolina Jan. 29. New Hampshire and Iowa are considering earlier contests to maintain their influence, but the pact does not prohibit candidates from campaigning in those states even if they go earlier than the national party allows. Dodd, Richardson and Biden have the most incentive to keep the contest focused on the states approved by the DNC. They have raised less money and can't afford to organize in multiple states at the same times, especially those with expensive media markets such as Florida and Michigan where Clinton is a substantial favorite in the polls. Financial concerns also were a factor for Edwards, who has lagged behind Clinton and Obama in fundraising. Edwards also favored caucuses in Michigan, hoping a strong labor turnout would improve his chances, but the state had been moving toward a primary.<