Dems to GOP on 'Phony' Presidential Primary Committee: You're Wasting Time

Florida Democratic Party Executive Director Scott Arceneaux released the following statement Wednesday afternoon on House Speaker Dean Cannon's announcement that a committee will decide the presidential primary date:

In a time of fiscal crisis, Senate President Mike Haridopolos and House Speaker Dean Cannon are wasting tax money on something that shouldn't be an issue.

Last year, the Republican National Committee and the Democratic National Committee agreed on the rules that govern the presidential primary process for the first time ever.

Rather than creating a new bureaucracy for the Republicans to punt this issue to, wasting money on a phony commission, and leaving Florida voters in limbo as to the date of the presidential primary, the Republican Legislature should pass the legislation now pending and set the primary date for March.
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