Aside from my indifference toward the state, a funny thing is going on down south. CNN had two articles describing the turmoil. To be fair, two separate articles were written. One for the GOP and one for the Dems. Primary season doesn’t begin until Feb. 5th. Only a few states were allowed to cast votes before that date. The Democrats threatened to not invite Florida delegates to their convention, while the GOP eliminated half the delegates. Apparently, the democratic contenders all pledged to not campaign in FLA but Clinton will do so anyway as she is the projected winner. I snatched these quotes from BBC news:“The over-65 set can make or break a candidate in Florida. Senior citizens are a political army, making up about 19% of Florida’s population and roughly 40% of the vote, due to their extraordinarily high turnout rates at the polls.”Lisa Lerer, Politico.com“What is extraordinary is how enthusiastic about this primary election Florida’s voters appear to be. By Sunday, more than 400,000 Democrats had already cast early ballots – four times more than voted early in 2004.”New York Times“Assuming Clinton wins tonight, it’s a smart tactical decision on her part to try and get as much media mileage as she can out of today’s meaningless beauty contest.” Tom Levan, RealClearPolitics.com“Pity the GOP voter. They don’t like their candidates, they are getting tired of their president, and Talk Radio keeps yelling at them in between the candidates yelling at each other.” Daily Kos.com, on the infighting between Republican Party candidates.
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