Hat tip to FLA Politics for this
interesting little tidbit.GOP disenfranchises Florida!!!
I look forward to the media slamming the bejesus out of the GOPers for disenfranchising Florida: "The Republican National Committee today made its penalties stick against South Carolina, New Hampshire, Florida and Michigan for holding primaries earlier than rules allowed. RNC credentials committee member and South Carolina state Rep. Alan Clemmons said that those states all lost half their delegates by holding primaries too early. That cut the size of delegations and influence those states have in picking the GOP nominee."
"GOP Upholds Delegate Penalties Against States".Just a little sarcasm in that comment...doubt it will get any coverage at all.
More on the topic.
GOP Upholds Delegate Penalties Against StatesCOLUMBIA, S.C. - The Republican National Committee today made its penalties stick against South Carolina, New Hampshire, Florida and Michigan for holding primaries earlier than rules allowed.
RNC credentials committee member and South Carolina state Rep. Alan Clemmons said that those states all lost half their delegates by holding primaries too early. That cut the size of delegations and influence those states have in picking the GOP nominee.
Democrats sanctioned Michigan and Florida for holding primaries too early. But the Democratic National Committee relented Sunday and restored those states' full delegate voting rights. "I think Republican are more accustomed to following the rules," Clemmons quipped.
South Carolina Republicans don't mind losing the delegates. State GOP Chairman Katon Dawson said he was more than willing to give up delegate counts to keep the Palmetto State's status as the nation's first primary in the South.
In contrast the DNC restored full voting rights to Florida and Michigan, and it gave them
almost the best seats in the house.