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Dodd Plan For Disaster In FL/MI

By Big Tent Democrat

By Big Tent Democrat

Speaking for me only. Jeralyn opposes a revote.

I am starting to worry that some Democrats do not get that they are playing with fire with this MI/FL situation. The latest is from Senator Chris Dodd, who I once supported for President, and who is now an Obama supporter:

"Split up the delegations, let 'em each have 50 percent of it and move on," said Dodd. "You don't have to go back over and re-do these things. . . . My view is make this as simple as you can."

. . . "I don't like the idea that taxpayers will have to pay," said Dodd. "Why should they have to pay twice?" . . . Some in the party have proposed having major Democratic donors pay for the do-over primaries instead of taxpayers. Dodd rejected that approach. "The idea that a bunch of fat cats are gonna finance it, I don't like that idea at all," Dodd said.

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So, according to Dodd, the taxpayers can not pay and no one else can pay either? Yep, no revote and no actual representation for the will of the people of Florida and Michigan. But what does Dodd care? Florida and Michigan deserve it according to him:

Dodd said holding primaries again would wrongly reward the two states for trying to jump ahead of other states on the national party's primary and caucus calendar. "There's gotta be a price you pay for this thing," Dodd said.

Heck of a message to be carrying for November. It was YOUR fault. To heck with you Florida and Michigan. Obama is sooo gonna lose Florida and Michigan in November if this nonsense keeps up from his camp. But who cares about that? Not Chris Dodd apparently.

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Full post as published by TalkLeft on March 10, 2008 (boomark / email).