Posts tagged with 'DNC'

TPMtv: The "Nuclear" Option

POSTED BY BEN CRAW, MAY 22 2008 11:48 AM | PERMALINK

The "Nuclear" Option

Your Daily Politics Video Blog: May 31st, 2008: the survivors will call it Judgment Day, the day that Hillary Clinton hijacks the DNC's Rules and Bylaws Committee to achieve the full seating of Florida and Michigan's disputed delegates and effectively wrest the nomination away from Barack Obama. But wait... can this really happen? We take a look at the actual situation behind the hype in today's episode of TPMtv.
A glimpse into the future: Floridians protest in front of DNC HQ

POSTED BY ALEXANDRA STEIGRAD, APRIL 30 2008 05:04 PM | PERMALINK

Roughly 250 angry Floridians, who were predominately Latino, protested today in front of the Democratic National Committee's headquarters today. Click here for the video. See below for the full article from Media General News Service.

Florida Latinos Protest At Nat’l Democratic Party HQ

By Billy House
Media General News Service
April 30 2008

WASHINGTON -- About 250 Floridians – most of them Latino – who are upset with the stalemate over the state’s presidential delegates demonstrated...
TPMtv: In His Own Words

POSTED BY BEN CRAW, APRIL 29 2008 10:57 AM | PERMALINK

In His Own Words

Your Daily Politics Video Blog: 100 Years in Iraq? Yes, he really did say it. Again and again. We explain the whole story in today's episode of TPMtv.
Clinton calls for democracy, backed by a petition

POSTED BY ALEXANDRA STEIGRAD, APRIL 03 2008 02:34 PM | PERMALINK

In her quest to have Michigan and Florida's votes count, Hillary Clinton is going old school by presenting a petition to the powers that be. According to a spokesman at the Clinton campaign, over 100,000 people have already signed the document. The campaign is soliciting signatures on its website and also via an email sent to supporters. Here are some excerpts from the email:

It is a bedrock American principle: we are all equal in the voting booth. No matter where you were born or how much money you...
Sharpton Threatens the DNC

POSTED BY RALEIGH-ELIZABETH SMITH, FEBRUARY 15 2008 04:07 PM | PERMALINK

If things weren't already messy enough in DNC-ville, enter FOX News and that little disagreement between the NAACP and the mighty Rev. From NewsHounds:

In what Alan Colmes described in his scripted introduction as “a surprise twist” on Hannity & Colmes last night (2/14/08), Al Sharpton supposedly issued “a scathing indictment” against the NAACP for its support for recognizing the delegates from Michigan and Florida. As it turned out, Sharpton said he had spoken to NAACP head Julian Bond and...
Whatever happened to 'Democracy for America'?

POSTED BY CHRIS BROUSSARD, AUGUST 29 2007 09:23 AM | PERMALINK

Florida. Why is it always Florida? Recently, the Republican-controlled Florida legislature moved their presidential primaries up to Jan. 29, earlier than the Feb. 5 start date the Democratic National Committee, or DNC, set. As a result, the DNC, as it said it would, will not count the votes of Florida's delegates at next year's nominating convention.

It's a crafty move by the Republicans. By changing the date of primary elections, they have instigated an internal squabble in the Democratic Party,...