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Clinton Wins Florida Primary; No Delegates Awarded
By Julianna Goldman
Jan. 29 (Bloomberg)
Senator Hillary Clinton won
Florida's Democratic presidential primary, according to network
and Associated Press projections, in a contest that was largely
a popularity poll because no convention delegates were at
stake.
Clinton had 48 percent of the vote to 30 percent for
Illinois Senator Barack Obama, with 19 percent of precincts
reporting. Former North Carolina Senator John Edwards had 14
percent.
Florida violated party rules when it moved its voting
contest ahead of Feb. 5, the date sanctioned by the Democratic
National Committee. The DNC allowed four early contests: Iowa,
New Hampshire, Nevada and South Carolina.
While Obama, Edwards and Clinton agreed last September
that they wouldn't compete for Florida because of the party-
imposed penalty, Clinton, a New York senator, last week
announced she would press to have Florida's delegates seated at
the Democratic convention in August. Florida is a crucial swing
state in the general election.
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