Jim Lad? Popular vote? Don't know what you are talking about, I never mentioned that. I was trying to point out to McGrath why it is difficult, with only a few months to go to convention time, to set another vote. The voting machines, the people to do the counting, the securing of polling places, etc. is not something that can be arranged overnight. Also the state party sets the primary, not the national executive. If the state party is intransigent, no one can make them move. Our system is complex; I may be wrong about the legalities, but I don't think the answers are clearcut.

Canada can set up a vote, if called for by the prime minister, in a short time. Can the UK? That sort of thing is unheard of in the States, and thus no way of carrying it out. The Canadian system has the advantage of not being encumbered with all the legalities and primaries, etc., of the American. A vote was called today by the premier of Alberta. It will take place March 3. Impossible in the States.

Amos, you may be right come convention time, if no other settlement is reached. "Loose cannons"? I hate to think about that.
And what happens with the 'superdelegates'? These include the state's members of Congress, big shots party people raising the funds, etc. The national party can't tell them to go home and take the other delegates with them.

Some figures- looking at CNN tonight, CA delegate split is 64 Clinton, 35 Obama.
Totals overall, Clinton 823 and Obama 741, which means neither will garner enough delegates in the remaining primaries-caucuses to go into the Convention with a sure majority.
On the Republican side, McCain has 680, Romney 270 and Huckabee 176.
Interesting times ahead!