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Democrats ditch primary re-run
Florida Democrats have decided to ditch plans to hold a new presidential primary with a mostly mail-in vote.
- Agencies
- Published: 09:22 March 18, 2008
- Image Credit: AP
- With Obama and Clinton neck and neck, Florida was of key importance.
Florida: Florida Democrats have decided to ditch plans to hold a new presidential primary with a mostly mail-in vote.
The state party considered the idea because the Democratic National Committee is refusing to award delegates based on Florida's January primary, in which Senator Hillary Clinton won convincingly.
The DNC stripped Florida of its delegates because party rules didn't allow the state to vote before Feburary 5.
As her race with Obama has tightened, Clinton has argued the results should be accepted or fresh primaries held. Obama, however, has said he would be against the idea.
The two states have been struggling to come up with alternative plans to ensure their delegates are seated.
Party leaders had expressed concerns about the proposal. The party plan was to run a second primary to seat the state's delegates at the August convention.
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