MI Deal In The Works?
Nearly three hours after the Rules and Bylaws Committee broke for lunch, the meeting has not resumed, as committee members work to resolve delegate messes in Florida and Michigan. Multiple sources tell Politics Nation that a Florida compromise is largely finished, while one source tells Politics Nation that committee members remain in closed session working on a Michigan deal. Other media outlets are reporting the discussions continue.
At issue: Whether to accept the Clinton campaign's scenario, under which the New York Senator would get 73 delegates to Barack Obama's 55 (a proposal that is virtually dead on arrival), the Obama camp's plan, which would split the delegates along an even 64-64 line, or a compromise plan that would hand Clinton 69 delegates to Obama's 59.
If the committee can hash out their differences behind closed doors, they could finish their public deliberations relatively quickly. With a Florida compromise ready to go, the Wolverine State remains the only sticking point, and one on which, so far, neither campaign has been willing to budge.



