Seating MI and FL, but with each delegate getting 1/2 a vote (by rule*), [View All]

[gristy]

and splitting Florida Super Delegates 50-50 (though I think these supers will likely lean Obama).

This post got me thinking: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x6132635

Now, the rules specifically call out the seating of 50% of the delegates as a penalty for what happened in MI and FL. However, this 1/2 vote idea may be more palatable and the effect is the same.

How does the math look if the delegates from MI and FL are seated but each get 1/2 a vote? Clinton nets 11.

.....................................MI....FL...Total
%.Clinton.in.Primary................55.2..49.8
%.Obama.in.Primary...................0.0..32.9
%.Edwards.in.Primary......................14.4
%.Uncommitted.in.Primary............40.0
%.Pledged.Delegates.to.Clinton......58.0..51.3
%.Pledged.Delegates.to.Obama**......42.0..48.7
Pledged.Delegates....................128...185
Super.Delegates.......................28....25
Pledged.Delegate.votes.(50%.rule).....64....93
Super.Delegate.votes.(50%.rule).......14....13
Pledged.Delegate.votes.to.Clinton.....37....47
Pledged.Delegate.votes.to.Obama.......27....45
Super.Delegate.votes.to.Clinton........7.....6
Super.Delegate.votes.to.Obama..........7.....7
Total.Delegate.votes.to.Clinton.......44....53...97
Total.Delegate.votes.to.Obama.........34....52...86

*Section 20.C of delegate selection rules http://s3.amazonaws.com/apache.3cdn.net/de68e7b6dfa0743217_hwm6bhyc4.pdf

**includes uncommitted delegates in MI and Edwards delegates in FL