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swamppolitics.com - 8/20/2008
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by Frank James
The Democratic primary process this year was, to put it bluntly, a mess created, in part, by the states of Florida and Michigan moving their primaries to earlier dates that were unsanctioned by the national party.
That led to the states being stripped of their delegates as punishment by the Democratic National Committee. That, in turn, contributed to the primaries and ...
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Barack Obama, other Democrats call for fixes to caucus/primary scheduling
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... announced a step designed to prevent a repeat of what happened this year.
As Democrats start gathering in Denver this weekend for the national convention that starts Monday, the party will be asked to establish a special commission to grapple with the timing of the nomination calendar and other aspects of delegate selection. (Goals will include reducing the number of "superdelegates")
Our colleague Frank James has more on the move at the Swamp.
-- Don Frederick ...
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