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Posted: 2:10 PM Apr 4, 2008
Last Updated: 1:24 AM Apr 6, 2008

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LANSING, Mich. (AP) -- Michigan Democrats officially have declared they won't hold a do-over presidential primary.
Members of the state party's executive committee issued a statement Friday saying "we have concluded that it is not practical" to conduct a party-run primary or caucus as a way to get the state's Democratic National Convention delegates seated.
Michigan and Florida were stripped of their convention delegates for moving up their primaries in defiance of party rules.
Presidential hopeful Hillary Rodham Clinton won the Jan. 15 Michigan primary. Rival Barack Obama had pulled his name from the ballot.
State Democrats now hope the two campaigns can agree on a way to split Michigan's pledged delegates so they can be seated at the Aug. 25-28 convention.

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Posted by: James Location: Stockbridge on Apr 5, 2008 at 11:31 PM
If the federal party does not want michigan to be represented at their convention, we should not put the national candidate on the ballot in november.

Posted by: Kim Location: Mason on Apr 5, 2008 at 10:27 AM
That poll is not really fair. I don't think Obama should get any of the Delegates. If I remember right, he took his name off the Ballot. All of Michigans Delegates should go to Clinton.

Posted by: Sue Location: Mi on Apr 4, 2008 at 02:17 PM
I think they should give the votes to Mrs Clinton. She had guts enough to leave her name on the ballot. It was Obama that took is name off and didn't want to take the chance...If Mrs Clinton won here it was fair and square....

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