Clinton wants Florida, Michigan primary votes to count

Clinton wants Florida and Michigan voters to have their primary votes count toward the nomination. Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean is suggesting the states hold do-over primaries.

Thursday, March 6th 2008, 4:22 pm

By: News 9


Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) - Hillary Rodham Clinton says she's waiting to see what proposal Democratic leaders in Florida and Michigan put forward so that their delegates can be counted.

At a news conference in Washington, Clinton told reporters that she's still committed to seating their delegations at the Democratic National Convention.

Clinton says it would be a "grave disservice" to Florida and Michigan voters to adopt any process that would disenfranchise anyone.

She says it would be especially unfair to punish the nearly 2 million Floridians who voted in the Democratic primary. She says that's because the contest's date was moved up by the Republican-controlled state Legislature and the state's Republican governor.

Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean is suggesting the states hold do-over primaries, but they'd have to pay for them without national party funds.

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