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Obama Campaign Confirms They've Received Michigan Revote Plan -- Whacks Hillary

The Obama campaign confirms that they received a proposal today for Michigan revote legislation -- and says they're considering it.

Here's the statement, just out from Obama spokesperson Tommy Vietor, which confirms that the campaign is reviewing the proposal and uses the occasion to whack Hillary...

“Considering the fact that Senator Clinton is currently trying to prevent and delay votes in Texas from being counted because she didn't like the outcome, it's pretty apparent that the Clinton campaign’s views on voting are dependent on their own political interest.

Hillary Clinton herself said in January that the Michigan primary “didn’t count for anything.” Now, she is cynically trying to change the rules at the eleventh hour for her own benefit. We received a very complex proposal for Michigan re-vote legislation today and are reviewing it to make sure that any solution for Michigan is fair and practical. We continue to believe a fair seating of the delegation deserves strong consideration.”

Earlier today the news broke that the Obama camp was saying they wouldn't back the plan without seeing the specifics first. Now they have them.

This proposal, though it hasn't been released publicly, is almost certainly for a revote on June 3rd -- the same plan that Michigan Dems confirmed late last week that they were considering.

Late Update: The Associated Press has some of the details of the proposal -- it approves spending privately raised funds for the election and as expected sets the date for June 3.


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