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There's no other way to put it. From the AP (as reported by a local Florida affiliate):

Sharpton: DNC Should Not Count Florida's Primary

DAYTONA BEACH, FL (AP) -- Mark the Reverend Al Sharpton in the column of people opposed to the idea of using the results of Florida's primary election.

The civil rights leader told an audience in Daytona Beach yesterday that because the presidential candidates pledged not to campaign in the Sunshine State, many would-be voters decided not to go to the polls.

The Democratic National Committee stripped Florida of its delegates because it moved its primary earlier than the rules allowed.

Some Democrats are now proposing that the Florida contest count, because the race between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama is so close.

But Sharpton believes it's unfair to do that.

The Florida primary was not "just a beauty contest", as, according to the Florida Democratic Party, Florida Amendment One, also known as the "Portability of Save Our Homes", was an issue on January 29th:

The ballot will also feature a referendum on a right-wing property tax constitutional amendment and important municipal elections in many areas around the state. Our friends in labor, including firefighters, teachers, hospital workers and police, will face potentially devastating cuts across the state if the amendment passes.

The state claimed record turnout for the January 29th primary, so Sharpton's arguments ring hollow. How is it that a civil rights leader, who in December, 2000,

...filed a federal lawsuit in Miami against Florida Secretary of State Katherine Harris, Florida's board of elections and Bush, saying the state certification before Miami-Dade County could complete a manual recount of ballots disenfranchised minority voters.

could arrive at this point?

Update: According to the Daily News, Sharpton wants to sue for revotes. Which is it?