Public Opinion: Michigan, Florida, and the Democrats

By Robert Schlesinger

May 22, 2008 RSS Feed Print

The Democratic National Committee's Rules and Bylaws Committee meets on May 31 to decide how to handle Michigan and Florida. While the event is expected to be jammed, posters, signs, and handouts have been barred, and the public is not permitted to speak. U.S. News wants to know your opinion: How should the Democratic National Committee handle the Michigan and Florida delegations? (Post your thoughts below.)

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Please treat Hillary as a person. not an object to be ridiculed. As a lifetime democrat I want experience not appeal of a rock star so I will commit to Mccain if Obama wins. I want substance not speechs with nothing but personatilty enstead of empty talk.

carol of TX 1:18PM May 31, 2008

to vote in Florida and Michigan again under rules which are accepted by the Democrats rule commitee.

To count the current votes is unacceptable and to ignore Florida and Michigan, respectively to count it 50:50 is unacceptable, too

Franklin A Oberlaender 12:12PM May 31, 2008

Rules are the rules even for them....I would say so. If Hillary is the true leader she professes to be then she had better get to pulling her supporters out of the rage they have and into the real world. What should we love more....Hillary, Obama or our country? We have to think about what is real. Caring for and believing in a candidate should not supercede our responsibility to show up as adults in this political process, for the sake of our country, our children and grandchildren and most importantly our legacy as a country of fighters for law and order. The rules are the rules....

Bryan of OH 8:17PM May 29, 2008

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