Legal Commentary

Obama: FL Delegation Will Be Seated

By Big Tent Democrat

In this interview with the Palm Beach Post, Barack Obama says the Florida delegation will be seated:

Q: At this point in the race, why not seat the entire Florida delegation with a full vote based on the Jan. 29 primary?

[OBAMA]: They're definitely going to be seated. We're not the final decision maker on this. But we've said to the DNC that we want the Florida delegation to be seated, and I'm confident that it's going to be worked out sometime in the next 10 days. I expect that the delegates are going to be participating at the convention.

(Emphasis supplied.) Good for Obama. Here's a bonus - Obama gives Donna Brazile the stiff arm:

Q: Senator Hillary Clinton was in Palm Beach County this week calling for the delegation to be given a full vote. At this point in the race, is there any reason you haven't taken the same position in public?

[OBAMA:] The key for me is just making sure the Florida delegation is seated. I don't want to get too deep in the weeds of the DNC rules.

Keep in mind that the people who put these rules together and people who made these decisions are generally not people of my selection. I'm not yet the nominee or at the point where I'm the person who's helping to shape the DNC. I'll have more public commentary about.

(Emphasis supplied.) Obama's is saying, 'don't look at me, Donna Brazile did this.' And he has a point.

By Big Tent Democrat, speaking for me only

Full post as published by TalkLeft on May 23, 2008 (boomark / email).