The Michigan and Florida problem. You know what it is. Michigan and Florida decided to hold their primaries before Super Tuesday, the DNC stripped the states of their delegates, the states had the primaries anyway, Hillary "won" both of them, and now after all is said and done Floridians, Michiganers (?), Hill, and Julian Bond are pissed that the votes won't be counted. Everyone is scrambling to find a solution, and Michigan might have come up with one. A committee of state democrats (including the Kwame Kilpatrick's mama) has proposed a primary paid for with private funds. The proposal has to be approved by the state legislature, and since the primary cut-off is June 10th, there's a bit of a rush.

In Florida, the idea is to have a joint mail-in and in-person vote. But no one there seems really happy with it, including Obama's camp, and it might not happen. But as upset as their constituents are about not having their votes counted, members of the legislature — who knew this was going to happen — seem less than willing to compromise or come up with ideas. [MSNBC]

CNN has developed a delegate "game" that allows you to manipulate the delegates in states that haven't voted yet to see how the numbers will have to break down for your candidate to win (or lose). Die hard Hillary fans can even make it so she gets all the delegates for the remaining states. It won't be real, but it might buoy your spirits.