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Weren't there a couple states this year which held primaries and then changed their rules after the fact so that delegate counting and apportionment ended up going to Romney, even though initial expectations indicated that Santorum or someone else might have deserved more delegates?

I have an ugly feeling that GOP's starting position was: Romney wins -- now, let's figure out how to count things to make that happen; and, oh by the way, if anyone doesn't play along, we'll just ignore them, and set up a shadow infrastructure that allows us to get the results we want.

Both the Democrats and the Republicans are acting like this is a Third World country. And maybe we are.

Michigan.

The Michigan Republican Party (MRP) Credentials Committee voted 4-2 last night to give Mitt Romney both of the state's at-large delegates, State Policy Committee Chair Mike Cox told MIRS today.

Cox was one of two "no" votes on the committee which met via telephone, along with attorney Eric Doster The "yes" votes included GOP National Committeeman Saul Anuzis, a Romney supporter, and MRP Chair Bobby Schostak.

That would put the delegate split at 16 for Romney and 14 for Rick Santorum, after each candidate won 14 delegates apiece in those divided by Michigan's 14 congressional districts.

As MIRS first reported on Wednesday, the MRP was delaying a final decision on the delegate split until after consulting with attorneys.

Cox said that according to the MRP rules, Santorum and Romney should each get one of Michigan's two at-large delegates based on their take of the popular vote.

"I supported Mitt, but the vote was clearly wrong," Cox said of the Credentials Committee. "It's kind of like Third World voting. We published rules and then we voted to change the rules."

Because The Narrative Cannot Survive A Rewrite

I have an ugly feeling that GOP's starting position was: Romney wins -- now, let's figure out how to count things to make that happen;

Rip is that you?

I am Shocked