The position taken by the Democratic National Committee (DNC) and Democratic Parties in the states of Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada, and South Carolina is harmful to Florida and other states, selfish, probably illegal, and should be reversed. It is causing harm to Democratic efforts to win Florida and the White House. ...more

October 7, 2007

TAMPA — A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit on Friday filed by a Tampa Democratic activist against the national and state Democratic parties over the national party's decision to strip Florida of its delegates for next year's presidential nominating convention. ...more

October 6, 2007

A refusal by the Democratic National Committee to seat Florida's delegates to the national convention next year would be an act of discrimination against black voters, a lawsuit filed Wednesday contends. ...more

October 5, 2007

Beleaguered by sanctions because of the state's Jan. 29 primary date, Florida Democrats are casting about for ways to strike back, and revealed a couple of possibilities Saturday. ...more

September 30, 2007

Kendall Coffey, the former U.S. attorney for South Florida known for high-profile cases and some controversy, is preparing the lawsuit for Florida Democrats against their national party in the squabble over the state's primary date. ...more

September 29, 2007

TAMPA - The Democratic National Committee is asking a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit by a local Democrat who claims the committee will violate citizens' rights if it refuses to seat Florida delegates at the party's national convention. The DNC argues in papers filed this morning that it will not be violating the rights of voters in the state's Democratic primary if it follows its delegate-selection rules and refuses to seat half of the state's delegation to the convention in Denver in August. ...more

September 25, 2007

TAMPA - Florida Democrats appear to be looking eagerly for a way out of the dilemma over the state's Jan. 29 primary, but no ready solutions appear at hand. ...more

September 6, 2007

So the Democratic National Committee has decided that Democrats in Florida won't be allowed to have their votes count in the primary. Too bad. But as an independent voter, I have never been allowed to have a vote in the primaries here in Florida. ...more

September 5, 2007

Dissension and bitterness surfaced among Florida Democrats on Sunday in the wake of pledges to boycott the state's primary campaign by the leading presidential candidates. ...more

September 3, 2007