News from
THE MICHIGAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                      
Contact: Liz Kerr
517-371-5410
March 14, 2008

Statement of Michigan Democratic Party Chair Mark Brewer on Primary Proposal

The focus of the committee on the possibility of a state run, privately funded primary is a good first step toward resolving the issue of seating a Michigan delegation at the Democratic National Convention.

Several critical steps remain.

These steps include, among others, drafting legislation that is acceptable to the MDP and both the Clinton and Obama campaigns; enacting that legislation into law; preparing a revised delegate selection plan incorporating the legislation; having that plan approved by the MDP Executive Committee and the DNC Rules and Bylaws Committee; and raising sufficient funds to pay for the primary.

I will continue to work with all involved to resolve the issue of seating our delegates at the National Convention. Michigan is critical to electing a Democratic president, and electing a Democratic president is critical to Michigan. A McCain presidency would bring four more years of the failed trade and economic policies of the Bush administration that have devastated Michigan’s economy.

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