WASHINGTON — The uncertainty of the 2008 presidential calendar intensified Wednesday as the Michigan Senate voted to move the state's primary to Jan. 15 and leaders of the Florida Democratic Party said they had no intention of delaying their nominating contest.

The jockeying among states over the dates of their primaries and caucuses has injected an element of accelerated uncertainty into the race for the White House. Already, Iowa and New Hampshire are likely to move their contests up, and nearly two dozen other states have set their contests for Feb. 5.

Karen Thurman, the Democratic chairwoman in Florida, said she intended to go ahead with the state's primary on Jan. 29. If the Democratic National Committee followed through with its threat to unseat Florida delegates, she said, she believes the party's nominee would intercede and let the delegates be counted.

"We're going to fight for all of our delegates," Thurman said, speaking to reporters in a conference call. "The disenfranchisement is on their hands."

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The Florida Democratic Party will make its case on Saturday to the Rules and Bylaws Committee of the national committee, saying that they have no choice but to hold their primary on Jan. 29, which was set by the Legislature and the Republican governor. She said an alternative plan to select delegates at another time could have cost up to $8 million.

Democratic Party officials in Washington have tried to reach a compromise with the Florida party, but Thurman said negotiations had not been fruitful. A spokeswoman for the committee said the national party remained hopeful.

"This matter will be resolved on Saturday, but under the rules Florida still has time to do the right thing," said Karen Finney, the spokeswoman for the national committee.

Presidential candidates would continue campaigning in Florida, Thurman said, because of its importance as a traditional swing state in the general election.

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