Rules Committee Votes Against Fully Seating Florida

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The RBC returned after a three-hour lunch with a motion that Florida’s delegates be seated in full with their full votes. The Clinton supporters on the committee apparently forced the vote. In support of her motion, committee member Alice Huffman emphasized that the Florida Democrats were not responsible for changing the date—that was the Republican-controlled legislature.

David McDonald, who opposed the motion, agreed with Huffman that it was not the fault of Florida voters that their primary didn’t count. Yvonne Gates, who also opposed the motion, said “What we were trying to do was to respect the rules. It was not the voters fault. But when you have rules, they must be followed. And if they’re not followed you have chaos.”

Tina Flournoy, who is one of the two most avowed Clinton support, said she planned to “strongly support” the motion although it “has no chance” of passing.

Other committee members spoke in favor and against, but it was obvious that the motion was doomed from the start. It failed, 15-12.

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