Someone should do the math on the popular vote numbers in the Democratic presidential contest in a slightly different way. Results from three states should be deducted from the running totals. Florida counts; both Obama and Clinton were on the ballot, even though they did not campaign. Michigan is the first state that doesn't count, of course, because Obama wasn't on the ballot. The other two states are the Senators' home states -- New York and Illinois. No way the non-favorite son/daughter wins -- or even gets particularly close -- in those no matter how much or how little campaigning is done. So throw out those three outcomes and where are we then?
The Democrats have to do something about Florida and Michigan. The states did a stupid thing by defying the DNC and scheduling primaries earlier than authorized. But the party would do an even stupider thing if it went up against McCain in two very battleground states with the Democratic state parties and, particularly, the voters feeling they did not have a voice in determining the party nominee.
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