From the DNC Press office:
Washington, DC – The DNC and the DNCC released the following statement from the co-chairs of the convention’s Credentials Committee, Hon. Alexis Herman, James Roosevelt Jr. and Eliseo Roques-Arroyo:
“Today we received a letter from Senator Obama requesting that the Convention’s Credentials Committee grant each delegate from Florida and Michigan a full vote. We deeply appreciate and value Senator Obama’s perspective on this important issue. This matter will be the top priority for the Credentials Committee when we meet on August 24th. As always our goal is to ensure a fair process and a unified Democratic Party so that we can win in November.”
This prompted the following statement from Hillary Clinton:
“During the campaign, I strongly advocated for the Democratic Party to seat the Florida and Michigan delegation with their full votes. The Democratic Party has always stood up for the principle of counting every person’s vote. Today, Senator Obama has requested that the Credentials Committee give Florida and Michigan delegates their full votes. This is the right position for the Democratic Party and for the country and I urge the Credentials Committee to restore full votes to Florida and Michigan delegates.”
The letter from Obama can be read here.
I know everyone else seems to be more interested in the penultimate post, but I think this is much more interesting (and awesome) news.
Posted by silence dogood | Sunday, August 3, 2008, 9:49 pmYeah – I just wish it had happened sooner
Posted by vjp | Sunday, August 3, 2008, 9:59 pmThis just strikes me as pro forma. It was always going to be done.
Posted by MB | Sunday, August 3, 2008, 10:32 pmThis should have happened originally.
Posted by Sleepless in Virginia | Monday, August 4, 2008, 7:16 amHow can they get “full voting rights” if there won’t be a vote?
Posted by Anon E. Mouse | Monday, August 4, 2008, 9:21 amIt is pro forma. But to not have done it would have been to write off those states and they are important battleground states. Seating their delegates keeps the activists enthusiastic and willing to work for victory in November. I never thought they wouldn’t be seated.
Posted by Anonymous Is A Woman | Monday, August 4, 2008, 11:23 amNext thing you know, there’ll be gambling going on at Rick’s.
Posted by Brian | Monday, August 4, 2008, 2:35 pmThere ought to be a vote. Why seat any delegates at all? Save the earth, phone in the convention. Cut down on greenhouse gas by not flying and busing all those people around.
Posted by peter the bellhop | Monday, August 4, 2008, 5:57 pmSo is Hillary the nominee now? No? The it doesn’t make a damn bit of difference. Who cares? Talk about pandering. Jeez
Posted by The Squeaky Wheel | Monday, August 4, 2008, 7:29 pmUhhh…I wish this just would have been left alone. Florida and Michigan SHOULD have been happy to even get the delegate splits that were given to them by the Credentials Committee. Hillary Clinton is again being disingenuous in her “support” for full voting rights when she said herself last year that Florida and Michigan would not have their primaries counted towards the overall delegate totals.
Posted by John | Tuesday, August 5, 2008, 3:23 pm