I think counting the delegates now would be changing the rules in the middle of the game.

Those states were told by the national party not to move their primaries, or their delegates would not count. I don't think that's fair to those states' voters, but that's what their state party leaders decided to do, so their delegates do not count. Changing it now would not be fair to the candidates who did not put their names on the ballot in the states that do not count, or to the voters who stayed home becasue they knew their votes would not count.

It's a fucked up situation, but everyone knew the rules going into it, and I don't think they should change it now.
dragonrider Reviewed by dragonrider on . Democrats in standoff over Florida and Michigan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama battle to be the Democratic presidential nominee, the winner could be determined by primaries held weeks ago in Florida and Michigan, even though the party decided to ignore their results. Both contests have been ruled unofficial because the states violated Democratic Party rules by moving their elections forward in a bid to have more influence in selecting the nominee. Now Michigan and Florida's 366 suspended delegates could Rating: 5