The candidates agreed that they would support the DNC's decision to punish Fla. and MI.
No other state, under the DNC's regulations, could hold a primary or caucus before Feb. 5. But last year, first Florida and then Michigan defiantly
scheduled their 2008 primaries in January. This queue jumping not only undermined the special status of the four small states, but it also meant
unfairly squeezing ahead of the throng of 22 states that had slated primaries and caucuses for Feb. 5.
The abuse was so flagrant that not only did the DNC play tough guy (stripping Michigan and Florida of all their convention delegates), but the party
chairs in the four small front-of-the-pack states pressured the candidates into signing a pledge not to campaign in the two outlaw primaries. Obama
and Edwards, in fact, even took their names off the Jan. 15 Michigan primary ballot in which Clinton beat "uncommitted" by a 55-to-40 percent
margin.
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But then, after she got her butt handed to her in SC, Clinton all of a sudden found religion for Florida:
Only when the dimensions of her South Carolina setback were clear did Clinton begin portraying the Florida vote as ... well ... the 2000 Florida vote.
The former first lady suddenly had a new cause -- justice for Florida. She pledged on primary night to do everything in her power to guarantee that
"Florida's Democratic delegates [are] seated."
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She only wants to follow the rules when they are in her favor.
