Is the Democratic boycott pledge off?

That's what the Hillary Clinton team implied in a conference call today bashing Barack Obama for running ads in Florida - and every other state - as part of the national cable TV buy. Obama Campaign manager David Plouffe responded in another call that the Obama campaign had permission from SC Democratic chair Carol Fowler and that Clinton campaigning in Florida would silly given the insignificance of the state's primary.

"To ascribe any import to (Florida's primary) would be a serious mistake,'' said Plouffe, noting that no delegates are at stake and there has been no campaigning. Rep. Robert Wexler agreed on the presidential race, but said he hopes the boycott pledge holds.

"All the candidates made a pledge, and I hope all the candidates will keep that pledge,'' Wexler said.

Meanwhile Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz accused elected Obama supporters  in Florida of trying to suppress the Democratic vote by discouraging people from voting in the presidential nomination. She wouldn't name names, but Buzz caught up with Diane Glasser (we're guessing a Clinton supporter, but she wouldn't say) who complained that she saw Broward County Commissioner Stacy Ritter tell a group of senior ladies at King's Point condo complex recently how meaningless the Democratic primary is, in what Glasser saw a message to depress turnout among likely Clinton backers.

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The Obama campaign doesn't want that - how are they going to explaing losing another state. New Hampshire, Michigan, Nevada, Florida!!!

Oh yah, Obama did win Iowa?

Why does the Obama campaign want the boycott pledge to continue? Why is Rep Wexler trying to diminish the importance of our state?

Why doesn't Sen. Obama care about us?

Speaking early at a church in Selma, Ala., Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) said: "I'm in Washington. I see what's going on. I see those powers and principalities have snuck back in there, that they're writing the energy bills and the drug laws."

It was a fine populist riff calculated to appeal to Democratic audiences as Obama seeks his party's presidential nomination. But not only did Obama vote for the Senate's big energy bill in 2005, he also put out a press release bragging about its provisions, and his Senate Web site carries a news article about the vote headlined, "Senate energy bill contains goodies for Illinois."

I'm not voting for either.

I like independent maverick John McCain

It's the economy.

Here is what CNN is saying about Sen. Hillary:

Schneider: Clinton won on economy back and forth
Posted: 08:28 PM ET
MYRTLE BEACH, South Carolina (CNN) – Once again: she sounded like she had a plan and knew how to deliver it. The other two got grounded in trade policy that likely went over the heads of most of the voters. Clinton was to the point and matter of fact.

Bill must be tired from his "work" in Las Vegas.

http://www.breitbart.tv/html/33364.html

Way to steer the article off of what's being discussed, 11:08, sounds like something Barack Obama would do.

Barack needs to violate this pledge because he's desperately in need of a win. Awfully interesting, though, that he makes this cowardly move to buy ads just after he attacks Hillary for coming to Florida to raise money, which is permitted.

Then the Times endorses him. Good sign all around that politics has had its day and that the media has its hand way too far in the candy jar here.

If you are counting delegates here are the current numbers:

ABC News:
Clinton 203, Obama 148, Edwards 43

CNN:
Clinton 210, Obama 123, Edwards 52

CBS News:
Clinton 231, Obama 126, Edwards 59

Buying ads on CNN isn't campaigning in Florida, as the cable news giant can't separate Florida from the broadcast. Its a NATIONAL ad buy, idiots, which is necessary for Super Duper Tuesday. But the Clinton Machine will not miss any opportunity to slime an opponent, and Bill is spoiling for another faux outrage.

And you worked for Walmart . . .

Now that is an inspiring arguement.

Sen. Obama, Mayor Daley and the rest of the Chicago political machine can come campaign in Florida, but he will still lose.

Actually, Walmart is destroying small business capitalism, and embracing illegal immigration.

But who cares, just as long as I can get cheep underwear.