Florida Democratic revote may be by mail

[Herman Munster]

http://www.sptimes.com/2008/03/07/Worldandnation/Democratic_revote_may.shtml

WASHINGTON - Forget the notion of Florida Democrats packing schools and fire halls for an Iowa-style caucus, or lining up at their local precincts to choose between Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Sen. Barack Obama.

If Florida Democrats take one more shot at making their voices heard in this tick-tight race for the Democratic presidential nomination, the most likely scenario will be balloting by mail.

With Obama and Clinton nearly tied in the race for delegates, and with opportunities dwindling for either to pull away before the convention in August, pressure is building for Florida and Michigan to take a mulligan.

Both states lost their delegates for holding primary elections earlier than Democratic Party rules allowed. Thursday, U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, Florida's senior elected Democrat, reversed course and called for a new primary election.

[C_U_L8R]

1. ha. now there's something we can trust the Clintons with.

oy vey.

[MoonRiver]

2. That makes good sense.

It would reduce the cost and best of all, hopefully, no Diebold!

[0007]

6. A wheaties box top would be okay with me. But indeed the best way

to do this is have everyone mail in a urine sample. And the winner will get to drink it all.

[MoonRiver]

8. That may be the most bizarre answer I've ever read on DU.

:wtf:

[0007]

12. I'm sorry. It was kind of sick after re-reading it.

I've changed the rule. The winner doesn't get to drink it. But has to keep it around for the ordure, until a nominee is selected.

[DB1]

15. That may actually get one of them to concede, but I couldn't vote for ..

the winner.Potty mouth and all.... ya know!?!

[shaniqua6392]

3. I heard this may be an option here in Michigan, too.

I would much prefer this method to a caucus. It sounds like a good plan to me. Here in Michigan, if we have jobs at all, we are struggling to hold onto them and can not afford to take off a block of time in the middle of a workday.

[anamandujano]

7. Hope so, caucuses discriminate against those with jobs, the elderly, the infirmed,

those with any sort of obligation.

[jackson_dem]

17. I agree. Caucuses are undemocratic, classist and ageist

[TAWS]

4. Voting by Mail = Voter Fraud

It is a terrible idea. Might as well as vote online. You either have another full primary or you don't.

[Herman Munster]

5. online would never work

disenfranchises the poor and elderly who disproportionately don't have Internet access compared to the general population.

[anamandujano]

9. I guess you saw the latest polls.

[movonne]

16. We vote by mail and it is one of the best...we have had no problems..

[billyoc]

10. Sounds great. I believe that Oregon has nothing BUT mail in votes, no election day at all.

Seems to work out OK for them.

[jsmirman]

11. what could possibly go wrong with that

Florida- they put the sham in traveshamockery when it comes to elections.

Just hold a proper damn primary, you idiots!!!!

[democrat in Tallahassee]

13. Florida is a third world country; we suck at everything

The republicans have destroyed our secondary school system, our university system, the civil servant system; we can't afford property tax or insurance and soon we're going to be out of water (those of us that are not underwater). The republican legislature passed this law to move up the primaries and now they are sitting back, laughing their bastard asses off.

[NJSecularist]

14. Why don't we give them all a butterfly ballot while we are at it?

[laugle]

18. I think it's a good idea and would cost only 5 million and would leave a paper trail! nt