Dean Says Solution for Democrat Dilemma Up to Florida, Michigan (talks seating delegates)

[joshcryer]

Dean Says Solution for Democrat Dilemma Up to Florida, Michigan

``We can't have half the Democratic Party walk out thinking there was some deal cooked, and that's why their person didn't win,'' Dean said today on CBS's ``Face the Nation'' program. ``The loser in the race has to feel that they've been treated fairly.''

Florida and Michigan have two options, Dean said. They can hold a ``do-over'' contest or petition the convention's credentials committee to get their delegations seated.

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/bloomberg/20080309/pl_bloomberg/ax5s82ykivjw

[cali]

1. He is not going to seat the delegates as is.

Read what he said carefully. No way will he simply give in to Hill. That ain't Howard. And boy do I know it.

[joshcryer]

2. What part of what he said implies that?

He's saying they must be seated with both sides agreeing upon it.

[joshcryer]

5. "We can't have half the Democratic Party walk out thinking there was some deal cooked" [...]

That implies to me that he isn't going to change the outcome of the delegations from either state if they are seated (though MI would probably have its uncommitteds reapportioned).

[joshcryer]

6. If you remember me, I was a Deaniac in 2004. He's politically astute.

Seating them is really the only option. When this is pointed out in madfloridians threads it gets ignored.

[dkf]

7. Can't seat them. All future primaries would be chaos.

[papau]

3. the convention's credentials committee will be path -

[joshcryer]

4. I said from the start that neither had a mandate unless they could seat them.

Obama and Hillary are going to have to allow them to be seated if a redo cannot be compromised.

[dkf]

8. MI and FL delegations hotel reservations have been cancelled.

How does this fit into your picture?