May 31st, 2008
07:23 PM ET
14 years ago
Full Michigan delegation with half-vote to be seated by Dems
WASHINGTON (CNN) - The Democratic National Committee's Rules and Bylaws
Committee on Saturday voted to seat all Michigan delegates to its convention, giving each a half-vote and dividing them to give Hillary Clinton a slight edge over Barack Obama.
The 19-8 vote gives 69 pledged delegates to Clinton and 59 to frontrunner Obama - each with half a vote because Michigan was penalized, like Florida, for moving its primary ahead in the campaign season.
Clinton adviser and RBC member Harold Ickes said, "Mrs. Clinton has instructed me to reserve her rights to take this to the Credentials Committee."
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Yes! Clinton, the champion of the little-guy, the hard-workers, the American oppressed, will fight beyond the legitimate majority decision reached by the party she claims to fight for. Thank you Clinton, for standing up for reason, honor, respect, and dignitiy by encouraging your supports towards disorderly and disrespectful conduct during this campaign and the committee meetings. Thank you for stamping out reason, deliberation, and compromise as you pursue your personal and political interests. Thank you Clinton, for bringing the party together by threatening continued litigation and through your continued attacks on the legitimate primary leader while he absorbs hits from republicans on the other hand, and continually lauds your credentials and campaign efforts. Thank you Clinton, for showing the American public through your political actions, attitudes, tactics, and your campaign-finance management prowess, exactly why you are not a smart presidential choice. Obama-anyonebutclinton 08
I live in Michigan. This is more than fair. I pray this all will be resolved by next week. I tell you many Obama supporters I know didn't vote because we were told it wouldn't count. Others I know voted for Romney but would have voted for Obama had he been on the ballot.
Although a compromise is good, the allocation was not proper. Hillary has every right to go with this to Denver. People don't count as half a vote...this is a sad, dark day for Democrats.
There goes the party kissing Obama's butt. We have just lost the general election. I hope Obama an his cult are happy!!
McCain 08!
Unfreakinbelievable!!!! The Rules Committee has given Obama delegates from votes he never nor could have received. How do they justify giving delegates to someone whose name wasn't even on the ballott????
Unfreakinbelievable!!!! Talk about hi-jacking the Michigan VOTE!!!
As a Democrat, I am saddened and disgusted that in 2000, the Republicans stole our votes and now in 2008, our own party has stolen our votes from us. This is a sad day in American history!!!
Can CNN bother to do its job and explain the reapportionment in Michigan, which was part of what got Ickes so wound up about.
YAHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO....
Do you know what? Popular vote argument is KILLED!
There's no way popular vote can be calculated for Michigan. This is just fantastic!
McCain wins!
The foolish Dems have anointed the fatally flawed far left fringe candidate. They had the opportunity to chose the best and fell in love with the worst! 🙁
No unity for the Dems – on to Denver!
Harold Ickes was instrumental in stripping them of their delegates. Hillary Clinton supported the decision UNTIL SHE NEEDED THE VOTES- only then did she care about their right to "have their voices heard" She obviously doesn't care about the voters who did not participate because, as she herself said, it "wouldn't count for anything." This is pathetic, almost as sad as the Clinton supporters who are buying into her sad, political posturing and politics of personal expedience.
Enough Said! It's time to unite and take this party to a win in the general electionin November!
OBAMA 08 & 12...
Great day for justice. No more cheating for Clinton is TOAST.
It is funny to me that people are still not pleased with what happened with this. The DNC or this debate could have gone to its ugliest stage of not giving Florida or Michigan anything. They could not have been able to be seated at the convention at all. They would not have been able to vote nor go to the convention. I think that Florida and Michigan should be happy that they are going to be there. I believe that this committee made the best decision and hopefully we can move on. If Hillary Clinton protest this then I hope that the majority of the Super Delegates and Delegates RUN to Senator Obama and endorse him!
Allright Hillary....
Will you take your ball and go home now?
It was the right thing to do. Clinton should be ashame of herself. She is political ruined.
Obama's team is being shockingly fair about all of this. Perhaps he wil be able to get stuff done as President after all! I sincerely hope the Clinton supporters are able to remember that both sides are Democrats with nearly identical platforms, as just accept this like adults and move on to the real fight in November
Denver! Denver! Denver! Denver!...................................................
I am happy to see that has been decided, of course Hillary will still continue her crusade and destroy the party, but now people will begin to see her for what she is really doing. If she continues to the convention, she is deliberately trying to destroy the party and any chance of the Dems to win the presidency.
The Hillary supporters did her no favor with their jeering from the sidelines. What a sour and bitter group of people. Time to concede Hillary.
What a disgrace Hillary supporters are. They have shown just how uncivilized they and their candidate is. No respect for the rules, no respect for the process, no respect for the American people. Thank God it is OVER. GO HOME BILLARY!
SHE WANTS TO GO TO THE CONVENTION.................BRING IT
hey im comfused when is these delegates going to the total delegats. also if obama is in the lead he should be the democratic nominee today. can somebody help
If Mrs. Clinton chooses to take this on, that's all Republicans want as Democrats will be divided. It's time for unity of the party.
Should Republicans carry the general elections because Democrats are divided, we will all thank Mrs. Clinton!
ITS OVER WE WON
CLAINTON IS EITHER WITH US OR WITH MCBUSH. Either way I don't care for her and her silly and fuzzy supporters.
OBAMA 08.