ALLOCATED, NOT "SEATED": Michigan Democrats Allocate Delegates

The Michigan Democratic Party said Friday that Clinton will get 73 pledged delegates after winning 55 percent of the statewide vote.

Another 55 delegates will be uncommitted since 40 percent of the Democratic voters chose uncommitted. Because Barack Obama and John Edwards had taken their names off the ballot, many of their supporters voted for uncommitted.

The state also has 28 superdelegates, many of whom remain uncommitted, for a total of 156.

Allocating delegates isn't the same as seating delegates. Basically, the Michigan situation with the Democratic party is still a mess.

UPDATE: More here.

posted February 9, 2008 at 1:59 PM ET #
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