Michigan approves proposal to allocate the state's delegates.

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Splittin' The Baby

The Michigan Dem Party released a statement this a.m. announcing that it overwhelmingly approved a proposal yesterday to allocate the state's delegates, 69 for Hillary Clinton and 59 for Barack Obama.

The Delegate Working Group -- Sen. Carl Levin, Rep. Carolyn Cheeks-Kilpatrick, Debbie Dingell and Ron Gettelfinger -- signed off. The group believes the solution "splits the difference between the January 15th results supported by the Clinton Campaign, which would create a delegates allocation of 73-55, and the 50-50 split supported by the Obama campaign, which would create a 64-64 allocation of the delegates."

MI Party Chair Mark Brewer: "This resolution meets the main criteria that we set forth for a resolution. It is a negotiated solution that recognizes the results of the January 15th primary while taking into consideration that Obama's name was not on the ballot. This proposal seats a full Michigan delegation and gives all delegates the same voting power. This is a good step toward a solution that unites Democrats and ensures that our state will not face a McCain presidency and four more years of the failed Bush trade and economic policies that have devastated our state."

The proposal will be filed as a formal appeal to the DNC Rules and Bylaws Committee. No comment yet from the DNC