How did Florida's primary get moved up?
I've heard a number of people argue that it "wasn't the Democrats' fault" because it was the Republicans who moved up the date of the Florida primary, resulting in both the Democratic and Republican parties sanctioning the state.
Well, I wondered about that, and so I checked.
The Florida Senate voted 37-2 in favor of the measure on April 27, 2007, and the House voted 118-0 on May 3.
So despite the warnings from both parties, Florida Republicans and Democrats made the decision to move the primary.
The bill's history is here, and a New York Times article about its passage is here.
And even after the Democratic National Committee followed through on its plan to sanction Florida, Florida Democrats reiterated their support for the primary date change.
MICHIGAN UPDATE
Michigan is a bit different. In the Senate, Michigan Democrats were unamimously opposed to the change, but 50% of Democrats in the Michigan House voted in favor of the change, along with 73% of Republicans.
UPDATE
The Los Angeles Times has a good summary of the Florida and Michigan situation here.
Well, I wondered about that, and so I checked.
The Florida Senate voted 37-2 in favor of the measure on April 27, 2007, and the House voted 118-0 on May 3.
So despite the warnings from both parties, Florida Republicans and Democrats made the decision to move the primary.
The bill's history is here, and a New York Times article about its passage is here.
And even after the Democratic National Committee followed through on its plan to sanction Florida, Florida Democrats reiterated their support for the primary date change.
MICHIGAN UPDATE
Michigan is a bit different. In the Senate, Michigan Democrats were unamimously opposed to the change, but 50% of Democrats in the Michigan House voted in favor of the change, along with 73% of Republicans.
UPDATE
The Los Angeles Times has a good summary of the Florida and Michigan situation here.
Labels: election2008
posted by michael at 10:11 AM
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1 Comments:
The reason that the Democrats were forced to vote for this bill is yet another Repugnican trick. The GOP inserted a provision in the bill to FINALLY require a paper trail for Florida's electronic voting machines, something the Democratic Party has been fighting for throughout the decade. The Democrats were faced with a lose/lose situation, but if they voted down the bill, there would be NO paper trail for this November election! It's true that some Democrats were working hand-in-hand with the GOP (like Rep. Debbie Wasserman-Schultz), but you can't throw a blanket condemnation over the entire Florida Democratic Party for the machinations of a few.
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