Hillary may still get FL and MI

[question everything]

From a TIME story about Harold Ickes

There are fresh signs that the dispute over the rogue primaries held by Florida and Michigan may be resolved in a way that delivers more delegates to her than to Obama. Ickes has been in charge of those negotiations too.

How much of a chance? The perpetually sly Ickes of course won't say, preferring instead to marvel that the game isn't over yet--and he might have as long as four more months to caper on her behalf (although he predicts the fight will be resolved by mid-June). "For those of us who have been hanging around presidential politics for years," says Ickes, "there's never been a nominating process quite like this."

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1736704,00.html

[Texas Hill Country]

1. good, they should be seated... even if i was an obamite, i think every vote should count.

[Tyler Durden]

2. An Obamanaut who posted like that would be PURGED.

They tolerate no dissent.

[Texas Hill Country]

3. i think this is the most destructive decision the party could have made

how the hell can you justify excluding florida and michigan? i cant wrap my mind around it?!?!?!

[lildreamer316]

4. Gore is for seating FL and MI.

Breaking - Gore is for seating FL and MI
Tue May 06, 2008 at 10:56:34 AM PDT

Huge, huge news in the Democratic race for President today. News that could overshadow anything that happens in Indiana and North Carolina. Al Gore, the only true Kingmaker left in our party came out strongly in favor of the Florida and Michigan delegations being seated.

I had previously diaried that I didn't expect Gore to be public about the nomination. He has too much at stake financially. However a quiet NPR interview did the trick. Don't be confused about the timing of this. It is a clear shot across the bow. Al Gore wants Florida and Michigan seated. And I'm willing to bet that about 90% of the people on here (myself included) support Al Gore more than they support Hillary Clinton OR Barack Obama. What Gore says carries a lot of weight in my book.

Gore had an election stolen from him. He knows about the importance of Democracy more than any other politician in America. And when he supports Florida and Michigan being sat, even the most ardent Obama supporter should listen to him. Simply put, Al Gore is the most persuasive authority out there in our party. And with Michigan and Florida seated, this is a tied up race boys and girls. Obama's delegate lead is about 11 votes. Hillary can make that up in West Virginia and Kentucky. Talk about coming down to the wire.

UPDATE--I do not make a claim that Gore supports a particular way of seating the delegates, though I maintain my contention that announcing this today is very meaningful.

http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/5/6/134756/7159

NPR interview link: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=90190092

[aquarius dawning]

5. I'll believe it when I see it.

I hope it happens though of course.