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The 2008 Florida Primary was held on January 29, 2008. McCain defeated Romney in a close race for the Republicans. The Democratic race, won by Hillary Clinton, was moot because Democratic Party rules forbade the state from holding its primary before February 5. When Florida moved its primary to January 29, the state was stripped of its delegates. On March 2, Florida governor Charlie Crist said that he would support a repeat of the primary and the re-seating of its delegates -- a suggestion which echoed similar statements by the winning Clinton campaign.
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Fast Facts:
- Florida Democrats will have 0 delegates after a DNC penalty
- Florida Republicans will have 57 delegates after the RNC penalty
- Hillary Rodham Clinton won the Democratic vote and is pressing the party to recognize Florida's delegates
- John McCain edged out Mitt Romney to win the Republican primary
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2008 Florida Primary News and Information
- Google News: 2008 Florida Primary
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- FOXNews.com: Florida Democrats Abandon Plan for Mail-In Primary Re-Do (March 17, 2008)
- CNN: No new primary for Florida Democrats (March 17, 2008)
- State party chairwoman Karen Thurman: "We researched every potential alternative process -- from caucuses to county conventions to mail-in elections -- but no plan could come anywhere close to being viable in Florida."
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Date Change Controversy
- MTV News: "Voters Still Making Their Voices Heard In Unsanctioned Primary" (January 28, 2008)
- News4Jax: 3 Weeks From Florida's Primary, Some Ask: 'Why Vote?' (January 8, 2008)
- The Democratic National Committee and the Republican National Committee have imposed penalties on Florida as a result of moving its primary ahead of the Feb. 5th Super-Tuesday event. Florida Dems have had all of their delegates stripped and Florida GOP delegates will be halved.
- MSNBC: "Early Primary Gives Florida a Big Say in '08 Vote" (May 21, 2007)
- LA Times: "Democrats Scramble to Prevent Florida Primary Election Fiasco" (May 20, 2007)
- New York Times: "Seeking an Edge, Florida Changes Its Primary Date" (May 3, 2006)
- St. Petersburg Times: "Florida Primary Will Not Count, Dean Warns" (June 13, 2007)
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Republican Primary
- WashingtonPost.com: Early Exit Polls: Change vs. Experience, Again (January 29, 2008)
- WashingtonPost.com: "McCain and Romney in Tight Florida Battle" (January 29, 2008)
- Time Magazine: Crist Revels in the Florida Spotlight (January 29, 2008)
- Voice of America: "US Republican Hopefuls Face Off in Key Florida Primary" (January 29, 2008)
- LA Times: "Giuliani Keeps Calm -- Very Calm -- in Florida" (January 29, 2008)
- Miami Herald: Huckabee thanks Fla. supporters, gets good omen before leaving (January 29, 2008)
- The Economist: "Florida's Primary" (January 28, 2008)
- CBS News: In Florida, GOP Sniping Takes Center Stage (January 28, 2008)
- South Florida Sun-Sentinel: "Florida Primary Offers Winners a Critical Burst of Momentum" January 28, 2008
- WashingtonPost.com: "In Fla., McCain and Romney Argue About Iraq" (January 27, 2008)
- WSJ.com: "Catastrophic-Fund Plan Moves to Fore in Florida" (January 26, 2008)
- The New York Times: Republican Field Rides Full Force Into Florida Test (January 21, 2008)
- "And in a rare moment of political consensus, all of the campaigns see the Jan. 29 primary in Florida, the fourth most populous state in the nation, as the most important contest on the calendar to date. It is the gateway — candidates hope it is a springboard — to what will in effect be a national primary on Feb. 5, when more than 20 states will hold Republican nominating contests."
