TPM: Michigan "Do-Over" about to happen

I am absolutely in favor of this "Revote" both tactically and strategically. Michigan's 136 pledged delegates would conceivably be split between 63 and 68 delegates adding to Obama's projected 1700 bring him to less than 200 to 2025. Michigan also forces Florida to do something. I actually think Obama could win Michigan start closing out the nomination prior to July. Here is the TalkingPointsMemo.com story.

The Obama campaign's Michigan co-chair says that all the momentum right now in private negotiations between Michigan Dems is behind the option of having a redo primary in the state, suggesting that an agreement on a redo is likely.

"There's a lot of momentum behind the redo option," the Obama official, State Senator Tupac Hunter, told me by phone a few minutes ago, adding that he'd been in discussions with Michigan Democratic Party officials as late as last night. The redo option is "taking up the lion's share of the discussions," Hunter says.

Hunter also said that the mail-in vote option, which the Obama camp had expressed concerns about, is "pretty much dead."

Separately, the Associated Press, citing anonymous officials, reports that Michigan Democrats are close to an agreement on the redo option. Hunter's comments represent on-the-record confirmation of this.

The word in political circles today is that an announcement of a deal on a redo could come today, but I haven't yet been able to confirm that this is the case.

Hunter explained that the redo is looking like the most likely option because the Obama camp is raising concerns about the mail-in option and the Hillary camp is unlikely to accept a 50-50 split of the delegates. Hunter also added that another idea that's been discussed is waiting to the end of the voting on the understanding that the state would throw all its pledged dels behind the eventual winner, but he noted that the Hillary camp wouldn't likely accept that, either.

"What this whole thing boils down to is either you do nothing, you have a redo primary, or you wait [until the end]," Hunter said. "The redo is the direction that everyone is moving in. The question now is how and when. These things are being discussed."

Hunter added that if the redo is agreed on, one hurdle is that the legislature might have to ratify it as early as next week.

More soon.