Originally Posted By: olivant
By the way, I don't understand how a re-vote, as you call it, would disenfranchise anyone.


Are you kidding me? Regardless of whether you would feel disenfranchised if it happened in your state, I guarantee that many African-American and minority voters will feel that way. Think about it - we have the first African-American candidate in history come this far in a presidential primary (leading the delegate count with over 30 states voting). Obama has earned that lead by adhering to the rules that have been long established by the DNC. Whether or not it is true, there will be accusations that bending the rules was to help the white candidate and to keep the African-American candidate down. Having a re-vote puts the Democrats in a nearly impossible situation: let the voices of the voters in Michigan & Florida be heard or risk offending a huge number of minority voters.