It emerged over the weekend that Barack Obama's team had the votes, by one or two, to seat the Michigan delegation on a 50-50 basis, giving Hillary no advantage in Denver. But in the interest of party unity, his team chose the Michigan compromise, giving Hillary an advantage, though not the full 73 delegates she wanted (and none for him.) Harold Ickes confirmed the information on "Meet the Press" Sunday, saying that before his now infamous on-screen rant just before the vote was taken, he had told the panel, "why not just give Obama all the delegates?" As Donna Brazille said on Stephanopoulos' show Sunday, members of the panel looked at the two campaigns, and saw one that was coming across the table, seeking unity and diffusion of tensions, and another bent on conflict. That made a difference to the committee.
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