I didn't realize that the controversy surrounding the Florida and Michigan primaries was a little more convoluted than people have let us to believe. Either that, or I didn't read things as closely as I thought.
In an OpEd in today's New York Times - New Hampshire Cheated, Too - U.S. Senator Carl Levin from Michigan and DNC member Debbie Dingell state how New Hampshire was told, as part of the reorganization of primaries and caucuses, to not hold an early primary but chose to do so anyway. The purpose behind this was to even out the field with more representative states to be first rather than New Hampshire that does not have a large cross-section of Democratic voters.
Michigan and Florida, as has been reported, will not be seated unless the Credentials Committee at the convention allows it. Florida has already said that they would not redo the primary election because of logistics and cost. Michigan is more than likely to do the same.
The OpEd by Levin and Dingell asks why New Hampshire isn't being punished because they didn't follow the rules either.
Even though I support Senator Clinton, I say, if they don't seat Florida an d Michigan, they shouldn't seat New Hampshire either. Make it fair all the way around.
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