No do-over in Michigan, either

So says Politico.

I'm no more surprised with this than I am with the similar situation in Florida.

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Florida Dems pull plug on attempts at primary do-over

No surprises there. I never thought it would happen:

MIAMI (Reuters) - Florida's Democratic Party said on Monday it would no longer push for a rerun of the state's invalid primary election to pick a presidential nominee, leaving a decision on what to do with the state's delegates entirely to the national party.

The chairwoman of the Florida Democratic Party, Karen Thurman, said thousands of voters had sent in messages expressing their preference after the Democratic National Committee invalidated the January 29 balloting to punish Florida for holding its primary early.

(Reuters)

The DNC is left with the delegate mess squarely in their lap. The party that fought disenfranchisement of hundreds of (allegedly) disenfranchised voters in 2000 deliberately disenfranchised the entire state from its primary process (based on a party rule, to be sure).

The way they run their party is the way they'd run the country: disorganized, ineffective, and (at times) just plain crazy.

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Florida and Michigan to do primary voting by mail?

I figured it was a long shot that Florida would redo its primary election for the Democrats:

The state party also has essentially ruled out holding another traditional primary election. It may cost up to $25-million, and the Republican-led Legislature would have to approve it by next week to meet the 90-day preparation period required by state law, Bubriski said.

Republican Gov. Charlie Crist said he would sign the bill, but he and House Speaker Marco Rubio have made clear the state won't pay for it.

And despite Nelson's insistence that the DNC foot the bill, it had less than $3-million in the bank at the start of the year.

"We can't afford to do that," Dean said Thursday on CBS's The Early Show. "That's not our problem. We need our money to win the presidential race."

(The St. Petersburg Times)

Howlin' Howie apparently sums up the attitude of the Democrat leadership toward the concept of letting every vote count. It's fine as long as it doesn't interfere with winning.

The story goes on to talk about a vote by mail campaign that would have a number of hurdles to negotiate, not the least of which is the price tag in the neighborhood of $6 million.

I wonder who will be in charge of tabulating the results?

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