Michigan DNC member files challenge on delegates

LANSING, Mich. (AP) -- A top supporter of Hillary Rodham Clinton has filed a challenge with the Democratic National Committee seeking to get Michigan's delegates seated at the national convention.
Under DNC member Joel Ferguson's proposal, Michigan would send the 28 unpledged superdelegates and 128 pledged delegates to Denver that it was allocated before the DNC stripped Michigan and Florida of their delegates for holding early primaries.
Ferguson said it would be fair punishment to give each pledged delegate only half a vote for breaking DNC rules. But he said superdelegates -- of which he is one -- should get a a full vote.
He wants to award the delegates to candidates based on the results of the Jan. 15 primary, which Clinton won. But the campaign of Clinton rival Barack Obama said again Wednesday that the Michigan and Florida delegates should be split evenly between the two candidates, even though Clinton won both states. Obama leads nationally in pledged delegates.

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