Obama Hints He’d Seat Florida Delegation

[Freddie Stubbs]

Barack Obama hinted during a Tampa fundraiser Sunday that if he’s the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, he’ll seat a Florida delegation at the party’s national convention, despite national party sanctions prohibiting it.

He didn’t say it outright, but came close, according to local Obama campaign leaders Frank Sanchez and Tom Scarritt, both involved in organizing the fundraiser.

Obama was asked during the event about making sure Floridians have a role in the nomination, despite the DNC sanctions and the pledge. He responded “do what’s right by Florida voters,” Scarritt said.

more: http://www.tboblogs.com/index.php/news/story/obama-hints-hed-seat-florida-delegation/

[rateyes]

1. Why won't Florida's Democratic Party leaders do what is right,

and abide by the rules they voted for? Is Florida really more important than any other fricking state in the union? If they deliberately break the rules, they should pay the penalty.

[wyldwolf]

2. OF COURSE he will. ANY nominee will, which is why FLA is pressing this... they won't lose.

[lojasmo]

3. Ahhh. Nice response from the lawless blue dog caucus.

Nice to know.

[wyldwolf]

6. Obama is blue dog? Do you slink out of your hole and look for my posts routinely or is it randomly

[madfloridian]

5. Florida has lost a lot already by lying.

Their lawsuits will cost the DNC and the party a lot of time and money. They may get their delegates seated, but they have already lost the battle of respect.

[Debi]

4. *sigh* pledge is only good as long as you keep it.

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After the fundraiser at Scarritt’s Hyde Park home, Obama crossed the street to take half a dozen questions from reporters waiting there.

The pledge covers anything referred to in Democratic National Committee rules as “campaigning,” and those rules include “holding news conferences.”

Obama seemed unaware of that. Asked whether he was violating the pledge, he said, “I was just doing you guys a favor. … If that’s the case, then we won’t do it again.”

That was less than a day after the pledge took effect Saturday, and Obama is the first Democratic presidential candidate to visit Florida since then.

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[MethuenProgressive]

7. This is a 'Blog quote" - hold your horses!

I'd need to see a more legitimate source than just one blogger.