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Florida eyes early primary, and that's a problem
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| Contributor | Thomas Walker |
| Last Edited | Thomas Walker May 21, 2007 12:20pm |
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| Media | Newspaper - San Francisco Chronicle |
| News Date | Monday, May 21, 2007 06:20:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | (05-21) 04:00 PDT Washington -- For front-runners Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama, Florida looked to be a major battleground in the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination war. With its big, sprawling population, the state was a natural for high-profile candidates who could afford costly campaigns, and the prize was a whopping 210 delegates.
But now, because of unexpected circumstances, those delegates could go to a candidate most Americans don't even know is running -- a crusty former senator from Alaska named Mike Gravel. Or maybe to Dennis Kucinich, the quixotic peace candidate who barely registers in the polls.
It sounds like just another wacky political dustup from the land of hanging chads and butterfly ballots. But the problem is considered so serious that Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean and state party officials are embroiled in frantic, behind-the-scenes negotiations to stave off a potential disaster that could spread across the nation. |
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