Hillary says she is willing to take the battle for the voting rights of the citizens of Florida and Michigan to the convention floor. In the video clip below Hillary rightly frames the matter as a civil rights issue.
She said the Republicans would make a simple argument: “Why should Florida and Michigan voters trust the Democratic Party to look out for you when they won’t even listen to you?”
Transcript of Hillary Clinton’s Remarks in Boca Raton, Florida:
Now, I’ve heard some say that counting Florida and Michigan would be changing the rules. I say that not counting Florida and Michigan is changing a central governing rule of this country - that whenever we can understand the clear intent of the voters, their votes should be counted. . . It is well within the Democratic Party rules to take this stand. The rules clearly state that we can count all of these votes and seat all of these delegates, pledged and unpledged, if we so choose. And the rules lay out a clear process for doing so. . .
"In Florida, you learned the hard way what happens when your votes aren't counted and the candidate with fewer votes is declared the winner," she said. "The lesson of 2000 here in Florida is crystal clear: if any votes aren't count, the will of the people isn't realized and our democracy is diminished." . .
In the end, we cannot move forward as a united party if some members of our party are left out. Senator Obama and I are running to be president of all Americans and all 50 states. And I want to be sure that all 50 states are counted and your delegates are seated at our convention.
Politico: Clinton compares the Florida and Michigan fight to civil rights movement
"I'm going to keep making the case until we have a Democratic nominee, whoever she may be." -- Hillary Rodham Clinton
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