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Florida Democrats Back The Jan. 29th Primary |
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Written by WESH / AP
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Tuesday, 12 June 2007 |
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MIAMI, Fla. -- Florida Democrats have embraced an early primary on Jan. 29th despite the national party's threat to penalize them by taking away half their delegates to the national convention.
Party chairwoman Karen Thurman and Sen. Bill Nelson said that the leadership had voted unanimously to accept the date. The state party has to submit a plan to the Democratic National Committee by Friday.
Republican Gov. Charlie Crist established the date last month when he signed a bill moving up the Florida primary. While some states like Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada and South Carolina are slated for early contests, the Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean has warned states that jump ahead of Feb. 5th. Dean has said Florida will lose half its delegates and all its superdelegates if it holds its primary before the February date.
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