Breaking Newsflash: Florida and Michigan likely not to re-do primaries

It was supposed to be a done deal: Florida with a mail-in primary, Michigan with a full-fledged re-do primary. The delegates left to be apportioned would keep the campaign going until June third and make Clinton suddenly have a mathematical possibility of getting the nomination. All of that fell apart today, in one of the defining moments of the campaign.

First it was Florida that had its seemingly complete plan thwarted, when they found out state law prohibited a mail-in primary. This was considered a way to make the pricey re-vote affordable for the state, which had otherwise not wanted to fund the contest. This morning, it became apparent Michigan was unlikely to re-vote as well. After initially unveiling legislation their governor had written to hold a second primary on June 3rd, it came to light that the Obama campaign had to sign off on a re-vote. The problem with the proposed re-vote was that 32% of those who voted in the GOP primary, and are therefore would be ineligible to vote on June 3rd, were Democrats and independents. By trying not to disenfranchise people, they’d be disenfranchising over 275,000 people. Finally, the final nail was put in the Florida coffin, as the chair of the state party said: “the consensus is clear: Florida doesn’t want to vote again. So we won’t.”

If there’s one thing we’ve learned in this election, it’s don’t count anything out, but it’s not looking good for Michigan and Florida.

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