Holy crap! Edwards won more counties than Obama!

[laconicsax]

Check it out: http://politics.nytimes.com/election-guide/2008/results/states/FL.html

Edwards won 11 counties, Obama won 8. That's got to count for something.

[jackson_dem]

1. His wins came near the border with Georgia

This bodes well for the Georgia primary on Super Tuesday! :bounce:

[Bicoastal]

2. That's debatable, but one thing isn't...

...Rudy didn't win a SINGLE ONE! :rofl:

[Ediacara]

3. What I think is more interesting is that Huckleberry actually won some counties

but Ghouliani didn't win crap.

[ashling]

8. GOP primary results

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=105&topic_id=7410520&mesg_id=7410520

[Ravy]

4. I wish I could find the number of delegates that "would" be awarded

if the delegation is eventually seated.

[Dogmudgeon]

6. Just click the link

From the linked page:

*The Democratic National Committee plans to penalize Florida Democrats for holding an early primary by stripping the state party of all its delegates to the national convention. If the penalty is lifted, the state party will have 185 pledged and 25 unpledged delegates.

I do not think the delegates will be awarded. This is a party power play, and they want to show Hillary who's boss. Is there any doubt?

--p!

[Levgreee]

14. Hillary agreed with the stripping of the delegates

it was a power struggle between the Florida State Democrats and the DNC. All Florida had to do was move it's primary back to it's normal time, on Feb. 5th...

[Dogmudgeon]

17. As The Fonz would say,

"Exactamundo, Cunningham!"

It's a tactic by Hillary, too. Let the DNC come down on Obama's side. Let them proclaim their support for disenfranchising voters.

Rather than vilifying her for her savvy, I hope Obama shows some of the same kind of chutzpah. If they can (individually or collectively) hamstring the DNC, then it ought to be easy to keep the world's bad guys in line -- preferably without war.

Destroying the GOP? That should be our job. I'm sure they'll be glad to help.

:evilgrin:

--p!

[ArkySue]

15. Seems kind of stupid

...to piss off 2 million voters in a battleground state. Just sayin'.

[GoldieAZ49]

19. link

http://politics.nytimes.com/election-guide/2008/results/delegates/index.html

[balantz]

5. Edwards did well for no national ads aired (or cabled) in Florida.

And keep in mind the media stays pretty much mute on Edwards nationally. Even with such handicaps he still got solid support from voters.

[jackson_dem]

11. Great points. If he ran ads he could have finished close to Obama

[GreenTea]

7. Edwards WILL accumulate many delegates to ensure that our progressive voice is heard!

Vote for John Edwards!

Support John Edwards!

http://www.johnedwards.com/

[kaygore]

9. Just sent another $100

[Clark2008]

22. It bothers me that this shyster is PROUD that he can be a kingmaker.

Why can't you Edwards fans see how conniving he is? He's doing this for himself, not you.

[Zynx]

10. And counties mean...what exactly?

[Yossariant]

23. Isn't that the Obamatons' whine from Nevada?

That Barack supposedly won a lot of real estate and he should get more delegates?

:shrug:

[TeamJordan23]

12. Just like the GOP wins more counties than the Dems.

Pointless. Vote numbers matter.

[ErnestoG]

13. Didn't Rush once say that the Rethugs won "the most real estate" in some election?

[laconicsax]

25. I don't know, you tell me.

I've never listened to him.

[Yukari Yakumo]

16. That Hispanic gap is gonna hurt Obama.

Especially in Cali and NM.

[JCMach1]

18. This will sink Obama on Fat Tuesday...

[onehandle]

20. Kick! nt

[book_worm]

21. Yes, but Obama also has never come in third in a race (yet) unlike Hillary.

[robbedvoter]

24. It sure does. Fla is a swing state - representative of the population make-up

in the country. And Edwards didn't have MSNBC on the teevee (& the rest of them) pushing for him.