http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/D/DELEGATE_DUMPED?SITE=CONGRA&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULTDNC delegate who'd vote for McCain in fight
By JAMES A. CARLSON
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"It's extremely important that we send a message that Democrats in the state of Wisconsin will never support somebody who supports John McCain for president," state party chairman Joe Wineke said at the time, to cheers from the hundreds of party activists.
Bartoshevich, 41, a registered nurse and mother of two from Waterford, said she got a copy Wednesday of the formal credentials challenge filed by the state party.
Among other things, it said she violated party rules by expressing support for the presumptive nominee of the opposing party and failing to honor a pledge of intent to vote for the party's presidential ticket in the fall.
Bartoshevich said she is new to the process and was never provided a list of rules that she is accused of violating, although she knows she signed a declaration that she intended to vote for the Democratic candidate.
Bartoshevich said Thursday she has always voted Democratic and would be open to considering all options once the party's nominee is selected, but no one from the state party contacted her to discuss her feelings.
Wineke did not return a phone message from The Associated Press Thursday night seeking comment.
Bartoshevich said she has 10 days to reply to the credentials challenge.