RNC to strip FL GOP of half its delegates

No surprise here: The Republican National Committee on Monday officially yanked half of Florida's 114 delegates to next summer's presidential nominating convention for holding its primary election a week earlier than allowed.

RNC rules adopted in 2004 forbid any state from holding a primary before Feb. 5. That put Florida and four other states - South Carolina, Wyoming, Michigan, and a cold, rocky entitled-feeling state near Vermont, New something-or-other -- out of the window. All five will forfeit half their delegates.

“We spent a lot of time over the past year educating our states as to what the rules were. This will come as no surprise," RNC Chairman Mike Duncan said. "All these states were on notice.”

The Democratic National Committee, meanwhile, has stripped Florida of all 210 of its delegates to its national convention, prompting a bitter battle between the state and national party officials. What's more, the four early decision states - Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina and Nevada - forced the major Democratic candidates to boycott Florida until after the primary, except for fund-raising.

Compare that to the generally pleasant tone taken by Florida Republicans. Jim Greer, chairman of the Republican Party of Florida, issued a low-key statement Monday saying he was disappointed with the RNC decision but that "this is a disagreement among friends." And neither he nor Duncan expect the candidates to avoid Florida.

Comments

[Tallytowngal]

What is interesting to me is how the Republican Party of Florida, spent an emormous amount of money to say to FL Democrats that they "Should join the Republican Party and make their vote count. Hahahaha....... Now, the National Republican Party is saying that they too, will be penalized, just like the Dems. Only problem here is that it could and probably will make a much bigger problem for FL R's seeing how there is not a real front runner in the Republican primary. Where as Hillary will, with out any doubt be the Democratic nominee. SO..... R's are you going to sue the National Republican Party (to make every vote count), or are you going to tell FL voters that only 1/2 of their votes will count?

One of Rubio's 100 Ideas - Let's make Florida more relevant in the primary nomination process.

Good job.

Instead, we've made Florida irrelevant, even more so than before.

Also, states like New Hampshire, Iowa and South Carolina are pointing fingers laughing at this great idea.

Now we know why Mel resigned early, He's a coward should have stood up for Florida.

Could his polling numbers get any lower?

[MCO]

Thank you, Tallytowngirl, for showing us all how ignorant you are to this matter. The RNC has stripped half of the convention delegates (as expected), they have not, as you would have us believe, threatened to not count votes or encourage candidates to ONLY take money from Floridians like your beloved Democratic party.

Every Republican vote count.

Tallytowngirl, are you a new FDP staffer? because that was an awful attempt at spin even for those guys!

And it continues...

Republican Party leaders on Monday recommended punishing five states for shifting their nomination contests earlier, moving to strip New Hampshire, Florida, South Carolina, Michigan and Wyoming of half their delegates.

The epitome of short-sightedness for Greer and Co.

But then again, with Greer's push to get Dems to switch, it would be hard for the National R's to uphold their decision to strip half of the delegates.

wow, another strike against greer. How is this clown still in office?

MCO... Get a grip! I know that you aren't happy that the republicans wasted money on a flyer that basically needs to be recanted, but you are going to blow a fuse if you don't just let it go.

MCO
talk about spin what the the M stant for Maytag?

I thought MCO was an airport?

[MCO]

1:52 - the flyer is fine. Won't need to be recanted.

2:16 - did you mean "stand?". It is not spin if it is factual.

2:32 - very good! Now, can you take it a step further and guess where I'm from?

I'm glad the same person responded 3 times in a row to me, at least you spaced them out a bit!

The Flyer is fine? Oh, thats right, the Republicans are staying true to the Hypocrite Status of politicing.

MCO

that was 3 different posters
so it is unanimous you are a idiot

you must be:
Moderate, Terminator or Zhombre
or all three

[Ex Rino]

I'd rather have half the delegates than no delegates at all...

[MCO]

3:12 says, "so it is unanimous you are a idiot."

I would respond to your ignorance, but that one sentence sums it up better than I ever could.

I'll bet you're scratching your head right now trying to figure out what is wrong with it, aren't you?

All of the Democratic Candidates affirmed that if they become the party nominee... they will seat all delegates, for all states. So ALL Democratic votes count!
The problem is that the republicans tried to make this an election issue, knowing that they were facing the same sanctions. Why would they set themselves up to look like hypocrites?

[terminator]

well it should come as no surprise, in as much as I predicted months ago.
I guess Charlie and Greer think they can go around skirting the rules with impugnity.
He pretty much did the same thing with his illegal local rec party endorsements last year in the primary against TG (Broward, Pinellas, Pasco).
When's he going to figure out people are on to him?
Mr. Crist, you are a stuffed suit. I realized that the first time I ever met you.
What's surprising is David actually thought he'd pull this off.
Play by the rules guys and you won't get your *ick caught in a jam.

[terminator]

well it should come as no surprise, in as much as I predicted months ago.
I guess Charlie and Greer think they can go around skirting the rules with impugnity.
He pretty much did the same thing with his illegal local rec party endorsements last year in the primary against TG (Broward, Pinellas, Pasco).
When's he going to figure out people are on to him?
Mr. Crist, you are a stuffed suit. I realized that the first time I ever met you.
What's surprising is David actually thought he'd pull this off.
Play by the rules guys and you won't get your *ick caught in a jam.

[Zhombre]

MCO: congratulations! Being called a complete idiot by the anonymous *ss clowns who post here is a sign of your innate intelligence and astute grasp of the situation. You know that thing in scripture about the swine and the pearls? Written for them.

RNC, DNC thay both stink. Vote anything but these two traditional sell out parties.

I think Brokeback Mountain Boy And Maytag Man, Are One And The Same

And I think you are a hemorrhoid.

[MCO]

Thank you, Zhombre. No worries, when they start doing that, I know I'm right.

[MCO]

7:23/7:29 -

Gay joke? You are hilarious, really. But I am glad that you took some time to check your grammar in the previous two posts because the first one was embarrassing. Well, I was embarrassed for you anyway!

Have a good evening, 7:23/7:29. Glad to have helped you feel relevant.

[MCO]

One more thing 7:23/7:29. If you have been on these blogs for any period of time, you would have at least some idea that Zhombre, Terminator and I are in different regions of the state. Again, it just proves your irrelevance.

What David thought he would pull what off?

[terminator]

8:55
If you have to ask that question this conversation is irrelevant to you.
Clue #1: Marco's top lieutentant
Clue #2: the guy who sponsored the bill

Greer is playing this thing right, Calm and Cool I bet Greer comes out on Top on this issue ..

Why don't we just move our primary back to Feb 5? It'd also give them more time to work out the property tax thing. What's the big friggin deal having it Jan 29?

Somehow I dont think that Greer will come out on top in this issue. In his little powerhungry brain he thinks he will, but he is a political nobody and the RNC knows it.

10:30am , When Greer takes over the RNC, hope you don't work there.