Politics | Florida Obama Seeks Full Votes for Discounted Delegates Urges DNC to restore Fla., Mich. seats By Dustin Lushing Posted Aug 3, 2008 7:42 PM CDT Copied Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., shakes hands with supportes a town hall-style meeting in Titusville, Fla., Saturday, Aug. 2, 2008. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) Barack Obama is urging the Democratic National Committee to count Florida and Michigan primary votes at full strength, the Chicago Tribune's Swamp blog reports. In a letter to the DNC, Obama wrote that the delegates—demoted 3 months ago to half-votes in a committee compromise—"must know that they are full partners and colleagues in our historic mission to reshape Washington." Obama opposed Hillary Clinton's attempt to make the votes count fully in May, arguing he had not run in Michigan and they had not contested the Florida election. Obama clinched the nomination a month later. Clinton still supports the move, Bloomberg reports, and three co-chairs of a Democratic Party committee are calling it "a top priority." Read These Next JD Vance in hot water over birthday boating trip. Two state troopers were shot in Pennsylvania "Rock's forgotten genius" said no to Led Zeppelin. Kelly Clarkson's ex died a day after she disclosed he was ill. Report an error