The DNC did not want MI and FL to have their primaries early. They told them so. MI and FL went ahead anyway. They have now been punished--and I would bet will not try that stunt again any time soon. The 69-59 MI split was the proposal by the MI Democratic party itself--it originated with the MI Democratic party, not the Obama campaign. The FL decision--which netted Clinton more delegates-- was agreed to by all parties.

Re: MI: the Obama side had the votes on the committee to have insisted on an even split--64-64, but in the interests of party unity did not insist on this, instead settling for the 69-59 split. We see by their reaction to this generosity how interested some Clinton supporters are in party unity.

Had the committee not halved the votes for both states, it's likely chaos would have erupted in 2012, as every state jockeyed to be first in the calendar.

As usual, the critics cited by Amos continue their willful ignorance.