Michigan and Florida, Take Two

One seldom gets a second chance to make a first impression. But in the name of democracy, Florida Gov. Charlie Crist and Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm are seeking a do-over of their state's primary election.

In a joint statement, they said: "The right to vote is at the very foundation of our democracy. This primary season, voters have turned out in record numbers to exercise that right, and it is reprehensible that anyone would seek to silence the voices of 5,163,271 Americans."

While the states knew the rules going into the game, they still think "it is intolerable that the national political parties have denied the citizens of Michigan and Florida their votes and voices at their respective national conventions."

An agreement may be in the works. The Associated Press reports: The Michigan governor, along with top officials in Hillary Rodham Clinton's campaign and Florida's state party chair, are now saying they would consider holding a sort of do-over contest by June. That's a change from their previous insistence that the primaries their states held in January should determine how their delegates are allocated.

It is an open question whether Barack Obama will go along given the demographics of Michigan and Florida are similar to Ohio and Texas, which he lost to Clinton.