10:14AM: Carl Levin's basic message: Don't stomp on Michigan. It's a fulsome defense of his state, and it's a reminder that each of our states has a unique nominating process. (DHinMI has more on Michigan at Daily Kos.)
10:17AM: Remember, the reason why there is no such thing as the national popular vote is that each state has its own process for selecting delegates. Trying to establish a national popular vote is the equivalent of adding together stats from the L.A. Lakers (basketball) and L.A. Angels (baseball) and comparing them with stats from the St. Louis Rams (football) and St. Louis Cardinals (baseball) to determine which city has a better sports town.
10:28AM: I'm going to post any further updates to this post in the comments -- feel free to join in!
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