Obama Says He Hopes to Seat Florida Delegation
Wednesday, May 21st, 2008During his opening remarks at a Kissimmee, Florida, town hall meeting, Barack Obama noted his pledged delegate majority, but admitted the campaign was not quite over. There are, after all, three more contests in Montana, South Dakota and Puerto Rico, and neither Democrat has secured the 2026 delegates to secure the nomination.
Obama announced he would be campaigning Saturday in Puerto Rico, and will continue to hold events in the western states yet to vote. And, in his second Florida event of the day - his first swing through the state since September of last year - Obama said he hoped the Florida delegation would be seated.
Of course Florida and Michigan were stripped of their delegates when the state moved their primary contests before the DNC’s rules permitted. While Clinton contends the validated results could propel her closer to victory, the Obama campaign has stated they were just playing by the rules and so did not campaign in the two states.
“My hope is in a couple weeks time, that we’ve won some more elections, we’ve won some more delegates, we’ve gotten the Florida delegation seated so that they’re gonna be at the convention. And then we’re gonna have a convention in August and I’m gonna accept that nomination and then you and I together - we’re gonna have to work hard to make sure that we win Florida, we win this general election, and then you and I together we’re gonna change the country and change the world,” he said confidently to applause.
