MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton desperately wants meaningless wins in Florida and Michigan to turn into votes she can count on. It won't be easy with the Democratic National Committee rules standing in her way.
The DNC is refusing to back down from the tough sanctions it imposed on the two states, which held early contests in violation of party rules. They have been stripped of all their delegates to the national convention in August where either Clinton or rival Sen. Barack Obama will be nominated for president.
The DNC has offered Florida and Michigan a couple ways out in compliance with party rules. First, they could hold second nominating contests, but Democratic leaders in both states reject that idea. Or they can appeal to the DNC's credentials committee, a 186-member body that usually operates in obscurity and has a complicated membership and rules process that will require deft maneuvering in this divided campaign.
Just like the some 800 superdelegates, this committee could hold the cards in helping decide the Democratic nominee if the race stays close.
I hope the DNC sticks to their guns. The Governor knew the consequences of holding the primary early and went ahead. Obama and the other candidates who had their names removed from the ballot played it straight, while Hillary said 'Screw You' to the party and her fellow candidates.
It would be fun to watch at the USSC. Ha!
What to do?
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