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Texas Democratic Party rejects Clinton's caucus verification request
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According to a CNN/Opinion Research Corp. survey released this afternoon, 50 percent of Democrats said superdelegates are a bad idea, while 42 percent said they are a good idea. (article 20)
63 percent of Democrats surveyed said that Florida and Michigan, whose delegates have been taken away because the primaries were held earlier than the Democratic National Committee allowed, should hold new primaries. (article 20)
Another 19 percent said the delegates should be based on the results of the January primaries, which Clinton won, and 15 percent said the delegates from the two states should not be seated at all. (article 20)
Thurman said a decision on allowing Florida's delegates to take part in the Democratic convention that will pick a nominee for the November presidential election would have to come from the national party's rules and bylaws committee. (article 6)
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. Facing strong opposition, Florida Democrats on Monday abandoned plans to hold a do-over presidential primary with a mail-in vote and threw the delegate dispute into the lap of the national party. (article 7)
State chairman Boyd Richie said Texas Democrats will not " set up an unnecessary, ad hoc verification process that could effectively disqualify delegates selected at their precinct conventions after the fact. (article 2)
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- Texas Democratic Party rejects Clinton's caucus verification request (dallasnews.com, 03/17/2008, 610 words)
- Texas Dems Deny Clinton Request (Washington Post, 03/16/2008, 279 words)
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- FOXNEWS.COM HOME > POLITICS (FOX News, 03/16/2008, 677 words)
- Delegate dispute riles up donors (seattletimes.nwsource.com, 03/15/2008, 479 words)
- Florida Democrats drop bid to stage primary re-run (Washington Post, 03/17/2008, 293 words)
- Florida Dems Abandon Mail-In Vote Plan (L.A. Times, 03/17/2008, 1033 words)
- Democrats abandon plan for mail-in primary re-do (L.A. Times, 03/17/2008, 927 words)
- Florida Democrats Won’t Vote Again, Official Says (nytimes.com, 03/18/2008, 606 words)
- Delegate Battles Snarl Democrats in Two States (nytimes.com, 03/15/2008, 798 words)
- Florida ditches new primary plan (BBC News, 03/17/2008, 371 words)
- Behind Closed Doors, Democrats Seek Answers (nytimes.com, 03/17/2008, 732 words)
- Today on the Presidential Campaign Trail (seattletimes.nwsource.com, 03/17/2008, 59 words)
- Analysis: Md. vote more vital to McCain than to Democrats - (baltimoresun.com, 03/17/2008, 704 words)
- Clinton Touts Wins; Obama Downplays Performance (Washington Post, 03/16/2008, 587 words)
- New York Post (NY Post, 03/17/2008, 427 words)
- Road to Nomination Gets Easier (seattletimes.nwsource.com, 03/17/2008, 374 words)
- For Democrats, Increased Fears of a Long Fight (nytimes.com, 03/16/2008, 858 words)
- Democratic superdelegates hope the end is near (dallasnews.com, 03/16/2008, 775 words)
- Democrats not keen on superdelegates (boston.com, 03/17/2008, 244 words)
- ABC News: Pelosi: Don't Expect Dem Dream Ticket (ABCNews, 03/16/2008, 296 words)
- FOXNEWS.COM HOME > POLITICS (FOX News, 03/16/2008, 569 words)
- should decide :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Elections (suntimes.com, 03/17/2008, 174 words)
- Clintons Prod Dems on Delegate Strength (seattletimes.nwsource.com, 03/17/2008, 757 words)
- ABC News: Should Votes or Delegates Decide Race? (ABCNews, 03/17/2008, 1234 words)
- OBAMA BETTER BATTLE BACK BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE (NY Post, 03/18/2008, 381 words)
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