Maybe Michigan Could Play An Influential Role In The Primaries By Being Non-Committal?

Uncommitteds Could Play Role in Michigan

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory?id=3931698

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If enough backers of the candidates who aren't on the ballot Illinois Sen. Barack Obama, former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards, New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, and Delaware Sen. Joe Biden mark "Uncommitted" when they vote Jan. 15, it could take some of the luster off what's otherwise a certain Clinton victory.

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Under Alexander's scenario, backers of Obama, Edwards, Richardson and Biden would get some of the uncommitted slots when Michigan Democrats hold district conventions in late March to choose 83 of their 156 national convention delegates.

He hopes a few might even go to Al Gore supporters, even though the former vice president isn't running and Alexander was unsuccessful in getting him on the Michigan ballot.

But seats will be set aside for uncommitted delegates at district conventions only if at least 15 percent of voters in the Democratic primary in that congressional district chose uncommitted, or if at least 15 percent of Democratic voters statewide choose uncommitted.

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