MAKE SURE FL/MI ARE HEARD

AND THAT SEN. CLINTON RECEIVES 100% OF HER PLEDGED DELEGATES FROM THESE STATES.

The Clinton campaign has a link to send the DNC an e-mail about MI/FL prior to the rules committee meeting on May 31st.  Here’s the text of what I sent (I hope I got all the details right):

I would like Sen. Clinton and Sen. Obama to have the delegates from FL seated at 100% based on the January results.  Dem voters should not be penalized for GOP changes to the primary, and neither candidate campaigned there - though both benefited from national advertising.

I think this should be non-negotiable for FL.

Now that Obama has Edwards’ support, perhaps he should receive a portion of MI’s delegates based on that endorsement.  I’m not exactly sure how to award Obama in MI, since his campaign made the choice to remove his name from the ballot, which was one viable, strategic decision.  Clinton’s choice to stay on the ballot was another legitimate strategy.  Sen. Clinton should receive 100% of her pledged delegates from MI, without exception.  I t think Sen. Obama and Clinton should split the delegates that reflect the votes that went to Gravelle, Dodd and Kucinich, if that’s allowed.  I guess you could award Obama delegates for all the uncommitted votes, but do not TAKE ANY AWAY from Sen. Clinton.  That is grossly unfair, given both campaigns took a gamble on this outcome.  Obama has stonewalled revotes; he should not now receive some of Sen. Clinton’s delegates as a reward for obstructing the democratic process after he didn’t like the MI outcome.  I don’t support his 48-state strategy, and neither should the DNC.

Thank you.

Please do your part for our candidate!!