Florida & Michigan

I've thought a lot about Florida & Michigan, and I just don't see any way for those votes to count. People who "knew" their vote would not count didn't bother voting. Obama wasn't even on the ballot in MI. None of them campaigned in either state. A "do over" is not only too expensive, but a bad solution. Relying on past primaries is foolish. A new delegate-only "caucus-style" primary doesn't reflect the mind of the people.

FL & MI made their bed. Now they have to lie in it.

If that means that nobody gets enough votes to clinch the nomination, then so be it--that means that whatever "other" rules there are for that situation (and surely there are some), apply (plurality, delegate re-vote during the convention, whatever).

Update: I've read on CNN that there are enough as-yet uncommitted superdelegates who could bring one of the candidates "over the top". I've read on some blogs that if the superdelegates don't create a majority, then the delegates would vote again, and in the second round they would all be"uncommitted" (e.g. those that are committed to Edwards would then be free to choose either Obama or Clinton). That would ultimately decide things. Given that, I really see no reason to worry about MI and FL.

It's all a bit of a farce really--there are so many superdelegates and so many states whose delegates remain "undedicated" that it's really hard to say that this process is democratic or reflects the will of the people.