Apple pie and pancakes weren't the only things on diners' minds Monday at Lansing's Golden Harvest restaurant.
As we learned when we dropped in on the lunch crowd, Michigan's primary do-over debacle was the conversation du jour.
"The democrats messed up. Big time," says Jim McKillips of Okemos. His daughter, Jill, agrees with that statement. But they're split on the latest possible solution to the primary problem: a mail-in ballot re-vote.
"It sounds like our rerpresentaive, Mr. Levin, says a write-in vote is the way to go, which would be a good thing," says Jim.
"I don't think it's a good idea," counters Jill. "There's a chance for fraudulent action."
Marie Vicknair's feelings towards a re-vote aren't as sweet as her latest confectionary creation-- peanut butter applie pie, if you were wondering. She says a mail-in revote leaves room for tampering, and that any kind of re-vote is a waste of taxpayer's money.
"I'm sad," Vicknair says. "I'm discouraged by the system. And the cost is frightening."
Diner James Miner, on the other hand?
"I would definitely participate in a do-over, especially by mail-- even by email, so you don't have to waste the paper!" he says.
The McKillips are confused about the logistics of a mail-in ballot re-vote. Jim voted Republican in January because of the lack of candidates on the democratic ballot-- he wonders if he'll be allowed to re-vote.
Chances are not; Levin says no one who voted in the Republican primary can re-vote.
And Jill says she's changing her vote from Clinton to Obama if she gets the chance. It's a chance these diners are hoping for... once they finish their food, of course.