While the DNC meets:
The Clinton 2012 crowd has been arguing that not changing the DNC's rules and giving full status to the disputed Michigan and Florida delegations would somehow be disenfranchising (despite the fact that Hillary agreed to the rules back when she thought she was the inevitable nominee.)
Josh Marshall provides a good counter to this idea:
What doesn't get mentioned, however, is this: it was widely reported and understood in both Florida and Michigan that the results of these primaries would not be counted. And based on that knowledge, large numbers of voters in both states simply didn't participate.
If the DNC were now to turn around and decide to make these contests count after all, these non-participating voters would be disenfranchised no less than the people who did turn out would be if the DNC sticks to the rules and doesn't seat any of the delegates.
Marc Ambinder of The Atlantic is doing a play-by-play of the DNC meeting here.
