Fl shouldn't count - unless Clinton needs it

He curses. He curses some more. And then he calls another superdelegate.

Time magazine's profile of one of Democrat Hillary Clinton's top advisors and a longtime Democratic op, Harold Ickes, is here.

As a member of the the national party's rules committee, he voted last year to seize Florida's delegates for voting out of turn. Now that Clinton trails in delegates, Ickes has argued that her victory in Florida's Jan. 29 primary should count at the nominating convention.

Should a strategist on the Clinton payroll be allowed to weigh in when the committee meets May 31 to reconsider Florida's delegates? Post your comments below.

Comments

[Molly]

All I have to say is if the candidates all of them Congressional and Presidential do not stand up for the voters of Florida and Michigan, do not count on us for re-election or a presidential election.

[Mike]

Florida Congressional Delegation sucks...if they do not stand up for us they will not get re-elected no matter they may think.

[Mike]

Florida Congressional Delegation sucks...if they do not stand up for us they will not get re-elected no matter they may think.

[really?]

this bill was written in the STATE legislature. they are to blame, not the congressional delegation. what do they have to do with this?

It's up to the DNC rules committee, and no Ickes should not have a voice considering his high profile role in the Clinton campaign. rules committee members with affiliations to either campaign should not be allowed to vote.

Be angry at the right people; the party not the delegation. wise up

[really?]

this bill was written in the STATE legislature. they are to blame, not the congressional delegation. what do they have to do with this?

It's up to the DNC rules committee, and no Ickes should not have a voice considering his high profile role in the Clinton campaign. rules committee members with affiliations to either campaign should not be allowed to vote.

Be angry at the right people; the party not the delegation. wise up

And mike, yes most of them will get re-elected no matter what you think

[really?]

this bill was written in the STATE legislature. they are to blame, not the congressional delegation. what do they have to do with this?

It's up to the DNC rules committee, and no Ickes should not have a voice considering his high profile role in the Clinton campaign. rules committee members with affiliations to either campaign should not be allowed to vote.

Be angry at the right people; the party not the delegation. wise up

And mike, yes most of them will get re-elected no matter what you think

It depends on what your definition of "is" is. The Clinton Mafia will twist the rules to get power. DO NOT let these people back into the White House!

[Jim]

Harold Ickes and other Clinton loyalists were largely responsible for the heavy-handed punishment of Florida and Michigan because they knew that HRC's name-recognition, especially early in the primary process, increased her advantage in states in which neither would campaign.

Now they're crying foul about the punishment they themselves imposed. What was fair when Hillary was the presumed winner has become unfair now that she cannot win by playing by the rules they created.

They should not, under any circumstances, be permitted to wrest the nomination from the hands of the winner by reversing themselves to gain the advantage for a second time.

If Dems allow the Ickeses of the world to have it both ways, they will deserve whatever they get in November.