Letters to the Editor
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Both, or neither
I think it's going to be a problem for the Democtrats in November if they tell the voters in either state (who had no control over either the stupidity of their State Democtrats, in MI, or the Republican Party, in FL) that so sorry, you didn't count before but please, turn out and support our nominee in the general!
Since these are actually states that might matter to them in the general, I think saying, Fuck you and the horse you rode in on, but we want your vote, even though you had nothing to do with the situation that made your primary 'illegitimate' is not a good idea. But, it would be even worse if they decided to re-do MI and seat the delegates and tell FL to fuck off. Or, the other way around. I think they need to find a way to seat these delegates, not for the candidates themselves, but for the sake of the general election. If a do-over is what it takes, then a do-over it should be.
So, if they are going to have a do-over, it should be both. And, it should be in the same format as the first go-round. If it had been a caucus the first time, they would do a caucus. But it wasn't. These states are set up for primaries and that's the way they should do it, if they do it.
Will this cut into the funds the DLC might have available to fund House and Senate races? Yes. However, do they want to get this resolved, and seat the delegates, or not? If they have a do-over and seat the delegates from both states, I suggest all of you who were so angry over this issue dig into your pockets and contribute when the DLC calls to fund the congressional races.