The problem is that a lot of dems didn't bother casting a vote in the primaries because they knew their vote was worthless. Thank you DNC! The whole thing was an ugly show of oneupmanship and caused a lot of harm.

Florida, Michigan and, yes, California, too, all whined their vote didn't count. Heck, California's presidential vote hasn't counted for years. By the time most Californians could vote after work, the results are in. So, they decided they needed to vote before Iowa and New Hampshire because they had more electoral votes, were more populous, were bigger. Sheesh!!!! Ego really can do some major damage.

Should the dems be allowed to have a meaningful primary? I think so. The question is who should pay for it. The Florida Democratic Party was pretty much a victim between the State of Florida and the DNC. The DNC played the brat game of if you don't do it my way, I'll take my ball and go home. Florida had its temper tantrum and screamed me first! me first! I vote every idiot in this State who was for moving the primaries up pay a share and the DNC pay for the rest.

However, I really can't see a re-do primary happening. Florida and Michican may go into the convention with their delegates having free rein to vote as they choose (boy, would I love to see the behind-the-scenes courting of THAT) or maybe the DNC will say use the numbers already voted and the delegates will be dispursed by that vote. Given the closeness of Clinton and Obama, I doubt the DNC will be able to stand on its decision to not let Florida and Michigan have a say.

No matter what, it's another ugly blot on American politics and something the rest of the world can use to get a good laugh. They certainly did after the Gore/Bush/Florida debacle. This is just further proof that Americans are still babes when it comes to politics (at least in the minds of Europeans) and causes a loss of a little more respect.