Democrats protest democrats over how to seat delegates

UPDATE: Democrats reach a deal and seat the Michigan and Florida delegates with half a vote each. More interesting than the decision was the mini-fight that occurred after the decision was announced. From the New York Times story:

The deep wounds among Democratic partisans — and the unification challenges awaiting the party — were laid bare when the committee voted on Saturday evening. Supporters of Mrs. Clinton jeered the decision, loudly booing and hissing the members of the group as their faces were shown on a large screen in the room.

One woman, wearing a blue “Team Hillary” shirt, shoved a man in a suit and tie wearing a small Obama button on his lapel. Another woman in a white Clinton shirt hung her head in her hands.

 

Democrats today are protesting themselves as committees from Florida and Michigan debate on what should be done about how to award delegates to both Senators Clinton and Obama. While both candidates agree both states’ delegates should be seated, Clinton thinks that all the delegates should count, thus resulting in a large delegate gain for her. Obama, on the other hand, wants only half the delegates to be seated. The protests bring up questions about how unified the Democratic party really will be once Clinton or Obama has been named president.