Thursday, May 15, 2008

Florida Dems to select 40 more delegates

WASHINGTON – Florida Democratic officials will move ahead Saturday in Tampa with selecting 40 additional at-large presidential delegates, despite no deal yet between Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and national party leaders on seating any of the states delegates. These at-large delegates, who are typically local-level elected officials and party activists, are to be chosen based proportionally on the results of the Jan. 29 primary won by Clinton, but disregarded by national Democratic Party leaders and Obama. There was no immediate comment from the Obama campaign. But at least one prominent state Democrat, national committeeman Allan Katz of Tallahassee—an Obama supporter—says he wants state Democrats to “put everything on hold.” 20 inches, Billy House, Media General News Service.