Florida Dems pick Kendall Coffey to challenge the DNC..."Echoes of 2000"

[madfloridian]

Only this time we are not fighting the Republicans. We are fighting against our own. I suspect what's going on, but I refuse to put it into words. It saddens and embarrasses me for my state.

The worst part is they are playing to the crowd on this. They are playing Bush's game. They tossed out the lie that Dean and the DNC stole their votes. It is the same game that Bush played going into Iraq. They have the "crowd" on board with them because so many don't know the full story. I think it could permanently drive many away here.

Echoes of 2000

Echoes of 2000

Something about this sounds familiar: Florida Democrats have picked Kendall Coffey, the Miami attorney who took the lead for Al Gore during the 2000 recount, to challenge the Democratic National Committee's decision to relieve the state of its delegates at the 2008 presidential convention.

U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., and U.S. Rep. Alcee Hastings, Florida's top House Democrat, say they plan to file suit next week to force the DNC to recognize Florida's Jan. 29 presidential primary. The DNC voted last month that Florida must forfeit its delegates because the primary will be held before the allowed date of Feb. 5.

Nelson said the suit raises questions involving due process, equal protection, freedom of speech and the Voting Rights Act. Because the state Legislature voted to move the primary, Nelson said he believes it’s unconstitutional for the DNC to fail to recognize it.

"I believe the case law in our complaint will show that that supersedes the right of the party to dictate who does what," Nelson told Buzz this afternoon.

The lawsuits don't end there. The whole thing is a farce. Florida started a propaganda war against Howard Dean and the DNC...and they are not going to stop it. It was their fault, they are not telling the truth, and the people of the state are paying for their arrogance.

Florida's ploy was caught by many, but they say if you keep repeating the lie over and over it soon becomes common knowledge. They could have kept the delegates if they had stood up to the GOP, but instead they chose to play along to be "relevant."

Four articles catch on to Florida's primary ploy.

"Primary bully Florida ought to be ashamed"

Perhaps Steve Geller is right. They are beginning to look like The gang who can't shoot straight. Unfortunately the damage is being done through their spin and propaganda.

There is just something so odd about choosing Kendall Coffey. Something very wrong with it.