No revote and no delegates seated. The rules were broken by both elected officials. The governors should be held responsible by their constituents by not being re-elected.

See you in the general election Michigan and Florida. Better luck in four years, if you should decide to follow the rules then.

What has gone on with this is shameful. Clinton said she would honor the ruling of the DNC in January and now this.

The only fair option: no delegates seated or split the delegates in each state.

Give the votes to the delegates….Obama pulled off his name in Michigan…tiugh luck

Just another attempt by the clinton scum to steal votes away from a black canidate who is whipping her but

this is all about how hillary doesnt want a black man president

go home little lady

The Clinton's are "dumpster diving for delegates" costing millions of tax payers dollars! IT"S just like the congressional hearings when we tried to impeach them! Wake up America!

WILL SOMEONE TELL THE GOVERNORS THAT THEY CAUSED THE PROBLEM AND TO STOP TRYING TO MAKE THIS THE DNC PROBLEM!!!!!!!!!! THE GOVERNORS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS MESS NOW THEY WANT SOMEONE ELSE TO PAY FOR IT. I DON'T THINK THAT IS RIGHT!!!!!! THEY BROKE THE RULES AND THEY SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE!!!

Fla. and Mich do not deserve another chance at this. They knew the rules before this happened. Remember the deal with Gore.. This was Jud Bushes and the fearless leader we have today, to keep a good man out.

NOW THEY WANT TO DO IT AGAIN..WELL LET THEM TRY.. IT WILL BE THE START OF A REVOLUTION IF THIS HAPPENS.

WAKE UP AMERICA

As a Floridian, this is what I think of our political (DEMS & REPS) stand ins are full of >>>>> >>>>>>> They knew what they were doing and what the outcome would be for moving up the primaries so I fault them; especially so-called Governor Christ.

CAN ALL THE STATES WHO VOTED FOR JOHN EDWARDS OR OTHER CANDIDATES WHO HAVE DROPPED OUT OF THE PESIDENTIAL RACE HAVE A "DO OVER"?

BESIDES EVERYONE KNOW THAT "DO-OVERS" STOP AFTER THE AGE OF 12. EVERYTHING THEREAFTER IS "FOR REAL"!

Sen. Nelson should have thought of that, before they moved the election date up!!!!!!!!

Whoa! Hold the horses! Michigan and Florida break the rules, make a lot of noise, then get to do a Re-Vote? Where's their slap-on-the-hands?! If that is the case then, at the very least, the Michigan / Florida Superdelegates should be stripped of their votes, since it was their idiocy that created this mess.

With the poor leadership in Florida, in the 2000 Election, and the legacy that continues today, as a former Florida resident, I can't weep for Florida.
You elected these fools, and they've dug you a nice sized hole.
I'm for the tough love on this one.
Considering your voting history (Jeb Bush, George Bush, the current GOv and Senators), you have proven unqualified to decide ANOTHER election.
Thanks, but no thanks.
DrFill

This mess is a Catch-22. While the Democratic Party needs to worry about upseting Michigan and Florida voters and the image of their disenfranchising millions of voters, the obvious effect of do-overs is that the increasingly negative primary campaign will trudge on. This will naturally delight the Republicans as well as run the risk of dampening the spirit of Democratic voters. Plus, should this go to the Convention floor, the possibility of backlash from Clinton or Obama supporters is very real and time better used in the run for the White House will be spent trying to heal the rift. Florida once again might cost the Democrats the White House, but at least they'll have Michigan to keep them company this time.

Shut up Nelson!

Wonder how much the Clintons "borrowed" to pay him to stand up and whine like a baby.

No do over, no way! There were established rules, that seemingly intelligent state leaders understood and chose to bastardize. Frankly, if Obama were in the #2 positon, I don't believe there'd be any talk of do overs. The Clintons would be the first ones throwing a flag on the play. The DNC made the rules, the states agreed to the rules and Michigan and Florida chose to thumb their delegate-rich noses at the rules. They chose to do this because they, just like Hillary and so many others, thought this election would be in the bag by Super Tuesday. Unfortunately for the arrogant and self absorbed, Obama was able to say a resounding "GOTCHA" and prove himself to be quite the formidable opponent. So, because the little damsel in distress is in the #2 slot, we're actually considering revamping the rules? Hogwash. Michigan and Florida made their beds, now they have to lie in them. This is called the consequences for your actions. Those who put Granhom and Crist in charge, who are now known as the disenfranchised voters, should be pissed at their two leaders, not the DNC.

Da heck with da DNC, the votes have to count.

Maybe you should ask Al Gore what to do, after all he has experience with Fl.
Maybe it would be better to wait until the convention and pick Al Gore as the nominee. Hillary and Obama are just too devisive.
Gore 08

Hmmmm, another Clinton supporter desperate to get Michigan and Florida to revote. For good reason…..Hillary does not stand a chance without a revote. She probably doesn't stand a chance with it either but they are truly desperate. Now they're calling for Obama to help pay for it. Are you kidding me, he played by the rules so why would he now pay for a process that tried to cheat and only now wants to change the rules because they are losing. Give me a break.

Florida voters! Remember what Obama said about your votes! He compared your votes to "Beauty Contest". Obama thinks your votes
were not important! Well then show him that it's important by giving
Sen. Clinton at least 80% of your votes! Show Obama that Florida
voters are not fool and you have feelings too. We don't need a candidate who thinks our votes are not important, who thinks that our votes he compared to a "Beauty Contest". Vote for Hillary Clinton - She cares about your health care, your job security and mostly she cares in restoring the American dream.

HMMM. THOUGHTS OF VOTER FRAUD FROM HILLARYS SUPPORTER.
IS THAT JUST IN CASE OBAMA WERE ACTUALLY TO WIN FLORIDA?

I DO THINK FLORIDA AND MICHIGAN SHOULD BE COUNTED- BUT SPLIT DOWN THE MIDDLE SO NEITHER CAN GAIN AN ADVANTAGE FROM 2 STATES THAT BROKE THE RULES. FLORIDA GAVE US GWB- THEY HAVE DONE ENOUGH DAMAGE!

THEY DID IT SO THEY COULD HAVE GREATER INFLUENCE AND NOW GUESS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE THEY WILL!
I AM A LIFE LONG DEMOCRAT-DISGUSTED BY MY PARTY (FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MY LIFE)

OBAMA'O8
SECOND CHOICE- MCCAIN
THIRD CHOICE NADAR NEVER A CHOICE -CLINTON

Sen. Nelson is a staunch Clinton supporter desperate to get Michigan and Florida to revote. For good reason…..Hillary does not stand a chance without a revote. She probably doesn't stand a chance with it either but they are truly desperate.

Now they're calling for Obama to help pay for it. Are you kidding me, he played by the rules so why would he now pay for a process that tried to cheat and only now wants to change the rules because they are losing. Give me a break.

Hey who really seems to care??? this is America and wow!! we can simply decide not to count millions of votes, should of thought about that before making a a big democracy for other countries to live by.

Hillary has my vote, and the rest of this families vote. Oh and yeah we do live here in drweamy michigan

NO, NO, NO. As a loyal Democrat I say, you made the rules, you play by them. Too bad…

This question should not even have to come up. What is wrong with everyone?

I DID NOT HEAR OBAMA SAY HE THINKS THERE SHOULD BE A DO -OVER……….WELLI GUESS HE WOULD BE QUITE HAPPY IF FLORIDA DID NOT GET TO VOTE AGAIN…… SOME ONE SHOULD COME RIGHT OUT AND ASK HIM…MAKE HIM ANSWER THE QUESTION …I BET WE WOULD NOT GET A CLEAR ANSWER…………MAKE HIM SAY WHAT HE THINKS AND NOT WHAT THE PARTY THINKS……

OMG-Groundhog Day again. Florida not again….oh, no.

THE DNC MADE THE MESS LET THEM PAY FOR IT AND DO THEM OVER. NOT A CAUCUS OR A MAIL IN REAL PRIMARIES

So if there is a do over for the dems shouldnt there be one for the repubs?
and for those few who still believe that if oyu count the illegal votes in Michigan and Florida as they are this would give Ms. Clinton the lead.. umm nope since the delegate count would also go up for Mr. Obama (it is NOT winner take all) and the overall delegates required would go op there would be minimal change. This is why Ms. Clinton is pushing so hard for a redo she will be seen as the one supporting MI and FL voters more and hopes to gain more votes that way and cut down on the delegates she is losing by slightly more. The fact of the matter is without winning by over 30% in all the remaining states (including MI and FL) Ms. Clinton cannot overcome Mr. Obama's elected delegate lead and very possibly his total vote lead, which is why she is trying to get elected delegates to change she knows the superdelegates are leaqving her so she is trying to steal Mr. Obama's elected delegates.

Of course, Sen. Nelson. You're such a pathetic sucker-up to Hillary, you got your whole head stuck up her rear end trying to kidd her slack butt.

If Hillary was way out in front of the race with no chance of Obama ever catching her, you wouldn't want a re-do in Floida because your ESTABLISHMENT choice would have been where you wanted her.

Can you imagine how you guys have no principle? The DNC, the only authority recognized by all Democrats to make rules and amend rules, made a ruling and instead of the Democratic leadership taking the lead and setting an example, you guys are taking the lead in nullifying the the ruling. HYPOCRITES! HYPOCRITES! HYPOCRITES!

Florida and Michigan do-over is a terrible idea, it will make a mockery of the Democratic primary and McCain would pounce on this to his advantage. As sad as it is, FL and MI should remain null states. Any ammendment would taint the delegate tallies.

Obama comes up again

As a state senator, Barack Obama was consulted on the makeup of a state board…

At the center of controversy in the Tony Rezko trial. The defense showed a 2003 memo to jurors today listing Obama's name, among others, including Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, as having discussed the Illinois Health Facilities Planning Board.
Among the recommendations on that memo included Stuart Levine, who will act as the government's chief witness in the case. Levine has admitted to taking part in a kickback scheme while he served as a member of the board.
I will post that memo later today when it is released. The government has accused Rezko of stacking that board to ensure that Levine and others would vote his way to make money.

Also today, Jill Hayden, who headed boards and commissions for Gov. Blagojevich testified that Rezko or "T.R." as she said he was referred in the office, held powerful sway over appointments to 300 boards. She said she dealt with Rezko often and that his recommendations, more so than others, usually stuck.

Look, why not forget the re-do and go with the DNC's ruling and the will of the people so far?

You've made your bed, Senator. Now lie in it.

The Electorial College is an outdated and near useless system, anyways. In this day of modern technology and near-instant communication, there should be an easier and more sensible method to electing a national ruler than a system that is over two centuries old.

As for Florida nad Michigan, you should have waited your turn. Now, due to your premature rush, you find yourselves worse off then you were in 2000. Live with your mistake, Senator.

Obama ran commercials in Florida (6.6 million households)

What if 1.7 million people dont vote in the redo, how is that fair to the people who actually took the time to vote.

CNN you are the only ones who said our vote wouldnt count. Every party official said that our delegates would be seated. Not one person in Florida was told not to vote!!

You show me one person that was told "Dont vote" CNN!!!! Just because some people who are inspired to vote for Obama didnt go do it thats not our fault. If hes so inspiritional and these people are going to get involved in politics how come they didnt go vote in an important primary and State election?

How many Obama supporters that didnt before watch CSPAN senate hearings or visit google for government? In asking I havent found one single person!!!!

What has Obama inspired you to do besides vote for him?

A re-do is unnecessary, since both states already voted. Just why did Sen. Obama remove his name from the Michigan ballot? It seems odd to do something that takes unnecessary effort for a man so busy running for president he hasn't time to chair his own Subcommittee meetings. Could it be he realized that if his name weren't on the ballot, he could use this as a tactic to invalidate the vote?

Mr. Dean:

Leave my state out and I vote for McCain. Period.

Cliff Murdock
Pensacola, Florida

the voters of these states should insist that in any do-over there be a proposal for the rimmediate emoval of all the political leaders of these states who helped cuase this mess. the voters obviiously want to vote, but their political leaders failed them in not showing better judgement. in the grown up world do-overs are things that only happend in the playground and adulrs live with their choices. but i guess this isn't the real world so a do-ver will eventually happend. this is a slap in the face of all those states who managed to follow the rules. i'm interested to see how many states will choose to push things in 4 years, knowing full well that the worse that will happen is a slap on the wrist.

They knew the rules so FAT CHANCE!!!!!!!!

Trying to be smart cost them. Democrats wont carry Florida in the Genral Election anyway so ther ei no lose there.

We can however talk about Michigan tho.

The real tragedy would be to let these states vote again, thus rewarding them for breaking the rules and giving them what they wanted in the first place. They made the decision to break the rules. Now they have to live with it. It is not fair to let them cast deciding votes after they moved up their votes to try to have more of a say. So why give them the ultimate say now?? If the Dems backpeddle on this, they will risk alienating voters.

The Dems are looking to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory yet again.
Losers.

Florida never should have been penalized for something the Republican led Gov. and Legislature did. HOWARD DEAN SHOULD BE FIRED! They shouldn't have to revote it was a fair primary even though obama ran a national ad after he signed a pledge not to campaign there. ReVote will only go to Hillary AGAIN, there will be no way Floridians' will vote for obama after he has been trying to disenfranchise them.

I Did… But as usual. It disappeared!!!

Never mind just don't try to Control this electorate, in favor of Obama.

The way you just did my last comment.

What a message this would send to the American Public. If you don't like the way the game is turning out, change the rules. How silly the Democrats will look if this happens.

And believe me, Obama-ites will be blatantly taking advantage of signature fraud on voter registration cards just as they have bullied Hillary's supporters at the caucuses. "Anything to Win" seems to be their motto.

Gov. Nelson, you and your democratic buddies voted unanimously to move the primary ahead of super-tuesday and you knew at the time you would lose your delegate status. It is your fault and your constituents should vote you out of office next election.

Be very careful with your little do-overs. The mail in ballots does not sound like a very valid method to me. I would think there is great opportunity to manupilate ballots being mailed out or received back in with zip codes having large minority populations. Whose to say all those ballots get put in the mail in a timely manner or put in the mail at all. If there is a way to tilt the outcome to Hillary's benefit, it will happen. I am a white voter who experienced the Texas caucuses and they were awful.

The conditions were deplorable with the election judges refusing to release caucus packets for us to start caucusing until 11:30 or 11:45 long, long after the last person voted. There are reports of missing documentation in packets, and missing signed sheets at some precincts. In my precinct alone we lost 2/3 of the people we had at the outset. People were in wet muddy fields in the cold using flashlights. We finished at 1:30 am. We had a large portion of Obama supporters hanging in there. But believe me when I tell you, the old school democrats were doing everything they could do to discourage Obama supporters.

I know the Democratic party was responsible for either the very poor plannning or the very shrewd lack of planning for the Texas caucuses. I was ashamed of my state and this really needs to be looked into.

There must be a do-over because this year the primary elections are essentially electing a president, so all Democrats and Independents should be allowed to participate in the Democratic primary. And no goofing around with caucuses and mail-in's; make it a secret ballot! With the two campaigns able to raise 85 million in a month, surely they can split the 3-4 million needed for a ballot; it would be "ad" money well spent.
There is nothingto be gained by quibbling over "they didn't follow the rules"; the voters aren't at fault and should not have to be disenfranchised because of Party officials' decisions. NEXT TIME, the voting order and dates should be chosen by lottery for all States.

I'm in Florida the votes that were cast should count all names appeared on the ballot! Obama ran TV ads. Obama also had such a boust from the media. We are not living under rocks, I have been voting for a while and have never gone out and met a candidate, and don't need to, Obama's arguements are lame.

Count Florida's votes.

St. Petersburg, Florida

Nelson is just as annoying as Hillary. Both rule breakers!!!

Obama is resisting a do over because he will lose in both Michigan and Florida and then she will have the most popular votes plus we all know that the super delegates are going to vote overwhelmingly for Hillary because they are democratic party regulars and that is her strength. Obamas goose is cooking and should get well done after pensylvania. Let his show what he can do mas a senator. He hasn't done anything yet except make empty speeches.

I did not know that the Right to a Do Over was a right

A mail in ballot is rife with opportunity for fraud. The states (or someone) needs to spring for an all out primary (like they had before) or else they have to settle for the consequences of breaking the DNC rules that they had agreed too. The results of the January should absolutely not count…they are tainted, and you can't change the rules of the games and still use the old results.

Some of my friends, in NH, would like the opportunity to vote again–they wasted a vote on Edwards. Do you suppose that could have the legal opportunity to vote twice in the same election? Who is going to be checking?

The knew the consequences of "going early" - the Democratic party is the governing body they stripped them of their delegates if they went early…..and thats that

This Florida Senator is as wacky as his state's record for voting integrity. Florida is a Republican state, let the Republicans have it. Nelson is a big to do about nothing and a real dufus.

Why does everyone think rules and laws are only for others, but never for them. I want someone to prove that those involved in this mess were somehow victims, then and only then would it ever be considered to have a re-vote. This is ridiculous to waste such time, energy, and money on something that was their choice. Remember you cannot please all of the people all of the time. I find it difficult to explain this mess to children as they know rules are rules, and laws are laws. Simple fact they knew the rules and knew the consequences, so now they must live with it!

If the DNC decided to disenfranchise my vote like the election of 2000, Iwill change party,so will the rest of my family.

if the votes in Florida and Michigan were so important for the Democratic party, why did they go against the DNC and push for a primary ahead of Super Tuesday?

Just let the votes stand - simple.

Senator Obama on his own took his name off in Michigan and then when his camp figured that may be a mistake had campaigners there urging people to vote again Clinton. Well, guess he made a strategic mistake and should NOT BE REWARDED for it. Let the votes stand and be seated.

For Florida - everyones names were there and Obama had his ads on the airwaves in Florida. Sooo? Let the votes stand and be seated!

Let's just move forward. I am sure Senator Obama does not want this because he lost. It would change the dynamics of the race because Senator Clinton would be in the lead but I do not see why these millions of voters should be counted OUT for his benefit alone?

They all voted - let it be. His campaign made a poor decision in Michigan and deserted the voters…..he campaigned there anyway before the votes were cast. Just because he couldn't outspend Clinton doesn't mean he would have won anyway.

A new SurveyUSA poll has Hillary up by 37 over Sen. McCain among Latinos in Florida (67-30). The poll has Sen. Obama down by 7 to Sen. McCain among Latinos in the general election swing state (42-49).

It's better to stick with the rules agreed by all involved than getting caught up in an ugly recount fight later if a new untested method or rule is used.

Isn't it safer to get only FL and MI angry than the whole Dem party?
Senator McCain is waiting for a challenger and this problem really hurts the credibility of DNC.

Nelson supports Hillary. Why are we not hearing from the DNC rather than her supporters. I'm sick of dirty politics.

Ok, how is a "mail-in" ballot going to be approved? The Florida law does not permit such an election. With the Republicans controlling the Florida legislature, how are the Dem's going to get this change through? I'm sure Florida legislature will stop the business of the day to push this change through.

Seriously, this idea is not going to fly. It is prone to corruption and illegality. It is not approved to be utilized in Florida. So how is it going to happen?

The dirty secret no one is reporting is that Hillary Clinton wants these re-elections not to get the votes of the people, she wants the Super Delegates (25 in all) that would be seated if the Florida and Michigan delegations are seated. That's right, 25 super delegates currently won't be seated if the elections are not held. Now if the elections are held, these 25 super delegates who already endorsed Clinton will be included.

REDO

Oh so NOW that the race is tight Hillary and Obama want to un-re-disenfranchise the democrats of Michigan and Florida. And Howard Dean is now dying to do this - after he ensured the delgates wouldn't be seated. Keep voting until you get the result you want. Hey, why not revote in the other states since the field has narrowed from 6 to 2. What about all of the votes that went to the now non-candidates? This is nuts! The decision was made to not seat Michigan and Florida. Time to suck it up and stick with it.

Well, I have one thing to say…. if, and I mean IF Michigan has a "do-over" I will make sure everyone I know votes, even if I have to spend the entire day driving people. And this time, I WON'T vote uncommitted……I'll vote for CLINTON, as will almost everyone I know. Obama has scoffed the people of Michigan and Florida one too many times.

And, in case you're wondering…. WE THE PEOPLE of this state DID NOT MAKE THE RULES!!!

Maybe a dumb question…but…why is everyone blaming the DNC and Obama and Clinton and Edwards, but NOT the States in question and their Government representatives???

I live and Florida and know that Chad's will be an issue for Obama votes counting!