Sen. Bill Nelson spent more than a month trying to convince Howard Dean to come up with a plan under which the votes made by Florida's Democrats in the January primary would count for something, but the chairman of the Democratic National Committee rebuffed him at every turn. ...more

October 5, 2007

WASHINGTON - Two Florida Democratic members of Congress this morning launched a federal lawsuit against their national party over its threatened refusal to count the state's delegates because of Florida's too-early Jan. 29 primary. ...more

October 4, 2007

Regarding 'Run Away All You Bold, Brave Politicos!' (Metro, Sept. 6): The Democratic presidential candidates not only failed to display leadership, as Daniel Ruth stated in his column; they ceded leadership to Howard Dean and DNC officials. This creates a leadership vacuum in the near-term. ...more

September 8, 2007

Sens. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama made an enormous mistake over the weekend by pledging not to campaign in Florida before the state's presidential primary on Jan. 29. ...more

September 5, 2007