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The Looming Clinton/Obama Lawsuit By Rizzuto Mon Feb 11, 2008 - It's been months in the making, but the prospects of a Clinton vs. Obama lawsuit is now looming large for the Democratic party. And wouldn't it be the perfect climax to such an exciting primary season? With such a tight race both in electoral count, and popular count, Florida and Michigan's delegates, which are currently unseated, are likely to come into play barring intervention by Howard Dean. This from Ted Olson at The Wall Street Journal: Indeed, it has already been reported that Sen. Clinton will demand that the convention seat delegates from Michigan and Florida, two states whose delegates have been disqualified by the party for holding January primaries in defiance of party rules. The candidates agreed not to campaign in those states. But Sen. Clinton opted to keep her name on the Michigan primary ballot, and staged a primary-day victory visit to Florida, winning both of those unsanctioned primaries. Her campaign is arguing that the delegates she won in each state be recognized despite party rules and notwithstanding her commitment not to compete in those primaries. Of course. "Count every vote." As the convention nears, with Sen. Clinton trailing slightly in the delegate count, the next step might well be a suit in the Florida courts challenging her party's refusal to seat Florida's delegation at the convention. And the Florida courts, as they did twice in 2000, might find some ostensible legal basis for overturning the pre-election rules and order the party to recognize the Clinton Florida delegates. That might tip the balance to Sen. Clinton.
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