Guest post by Scan
Results:
[6:40pm] Alice Huffman’s motion to fully seat the Florida delegation has failed 15 to 12.
Room breaks out in cheers and boos, followed by chants of “DENVER! DENVER! DENVER!” from many in the crowd.
Wow.
[6:48] Motion to seat Florida’s entire delegation with a 1/2 vote each passes unanimously.
[7:00] Harold Ickes strongly disagreed with the 69/59 compromise, and stated that Senator Clinton has instructed him that she reserves the right to take this to the credentials committee.
You read that right. Amazing speech by Ickes.
[7:10] Motion to seat 69 delegates for Clinton and 59 delegates for Obama with 1/2 vote each passes 19 to 8.
Loud, disruptive protests erupt in the room.
All superdelegates from both states also get 1/2 votes.
[8:00pm] New delegate threshold for victory is 2118, according to CSPAN.
Statement from Clinton camp:
“This decision violates the bedrock principles of our democracy and our party… We reserve the right to challenge this decision before the Credentials Committee and appeal for a fair allocation of Michigan’s delegates that actually reflect the votes as they were cast.”
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