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Should Michigan and Florida be seated at the DNC?
Should voters really be punished?
Clinton: Michigan, Florida Should Be Seated
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Yes!
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No!
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The states were warned ahead of time what would happen, but they went ahead anyway ... and the DNC called their bluff. What kind of precedent will it set if they're allowed in now? If FL and MI want their representatives counted, hold new caucuses, which the DNC has said they'd allow.
Side: No!
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True, but this isn't a national election ... it's a party election. There's no constitutional rule saying everyone deserves a vote in what's essentially a private system in some ways. Not that I'm disagreeing in general ... I do think the Democrats will risk alienating voters by not counting FL and MI, but the party as a whole can't just let primaries get earlier and earlier ... we'll be voting for the candidate in 2012 sometime in January 2009.
Side: No!
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