Madfloridian's Journal - Wasserman-Schultz helps Nelson lead the battle against the DNC.

I can no longer take part in my state party activities. They have not been truthful. The decisions have not been made wisely, and I am thinking many have been made with too little openness.

Dennis Cook / AP Wasserman Schultz: Make Sure Our Votes Are Counted

Florida Defies the DNC

How much internal dissent was there over the decision?

"It really wasn’t difficult. There were a few dissenters in the party leadership--quite honestly, the normal lead dissenter in the Democratic Party leadership in Florida (Jon Ausman, a DNC member from Tallahassee, who frequently disagrees with the party leadership). But there was actually significant unity both in the elected and the party leadership. Three-quarters of executive committee members indicated their support and took two different votes. This is the most significant swing state in this election. It’s incredibly important that we have our say and make sure that our votes are counted."

I don't think they are being honest about the amount of dissent. I don't like her naming names. That is not playing fair, and it will divide us all further. In fact I resent their naming names. Name me, I wrote you and I dissented also. Name me, Debbie.

And apparently they were picked on badly by a committee that was following the rules for which Florida voted.

How much pressure did the DNC put on the state’s Democrats to change the primary date?

"They were quite insistent that the only option was to choose an alternative plan, and they, in our opinion, were totally unreasonable. They refused to really negotiate an acceptable alternative plan. A mail-in ballot done the proper way would cost $7 million, and they offered $800,000. We’re not Iowa or New Hampshire or a state where you can drive across in a matter of an hour. You can’t run, logistically, a caucus-style election in a state our size. We asked to sit down and have a reasonable discussion about how to maximize our voters’ participation. They were absolutely uninterested in sitting down and figuring that out with us. So based on everything I’ve said, it became clear that we should just stick to the Jan. 29 date so we make sure Florida voters are counted."

That bolded part is just not true. Dean has been trying to work with the state party for months. Not true.

I could say a lot more, but it really seems to make no difference or have any impact.

I am disappointed in her very much. I am sick over all the divisions. We have friends here who are now split from us over this because we spoke up.

They are making the DNC the scapegoat though they built the whole thing on lies and propaganda.

Proof. Vindication. Both Florida parties did it for "relevance." From March.
Making up stuff to be relevant

You could also call it the "me first" syndrome.