Update on the Hanging States

I was overly optimistic or either misled by news reports that were not in full possession of the facts. Now it seems that solutions to the delegate dilemmas in both Michigan and Florida are still not that close, and the B. Obama people seem to more of the problem than the H. Clinton side.

Up to now, the counsel of B. Obama's advisers seem to have been almost faultless, helping to account for his overall lead in delegates, but here they appear to be gambling too much. I sincerely hope they know what they're doing.

Of course it stands to reason that they should be uneasy at the idea of revotes, because the initial votes were not encouraging for them. H. Clinton finished ahead in both the original votes, 55% to 44% for the uncommitteds in Michigan, and 50% to 33% in Florida.

In both states the sentiment seems to have settled largely on in-person revotes. And how else can the matter really be settled, short of the DNC being stirred by their money backers and others to seat the delegates determined by those original votes after all? But I wouldn't expect the Obama people to be pleased by that either.

One report tonight said that also the money needed for the revotes cannot be easily raised. I doubt that, once decisions are made.

All this strikes me as being exactly like a chess game being played behind a curtain, and as a longtime chessplayer I resent not being able to see the moves. Meanwhile the clocks are ticking, and I feel second to no one in being familiar with the intense agony of falling into time trouble.