Replacing Elected Obama Delegates Would Be A Betrayal of Loyal Supporters!

Written by: Robert Field on Jun 7, 2008 6:44 AM EDT

On Saturday, Allan Katz of Obama for America insisted on the campaign's right to replace Florida's elected Obama delegates at the convention. The Obama delegates in Florida are committed activists who have made personal, professional, and financial sacrifices over the last seventeen months to support Senator Obama, and then they were elected by the voters in their Congressional Districts. Replacing them with some latecomers who happen to have more money would be a betrayal of us long-time supporters of the Senator, and a betrayal of everything we thought the Senator stood for.

 I urge Senator Obama not to allow his campaign staffers to replace elected Obama delegates, and to state so publicly. I urge him to do so today. It would be the gravest possible mistake to so egregiously abandon his loyal supporters at such a critical point in a swing state.

I urge all of you to pass this message on to the campaign. Call 866-675-2008 to voice your opposition to replacing our elected Obama delegates with wealthy contributors.

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