2. There will be no official declarations about the popular vote because it isn't an official thing
It is an argument that the Clinton campaign will continue to use to superdelegates. They have been counting all of her vote in her total and none of the uncommitted vote in Obama's total (in spite of saying that the MI vote is legitimate because the Obama campaign urged his supporters to vote uncommitted).
Her campaign will continue to do so and the Obama campaign will continue not doing so. So, nothing has changed in that regard.
5. There is no DNC sanctioned "official" count of the popular vote
there never has been.
Obama's camp still does not recognize the popular vote in Florida as a measuring stick - they agreed to use the straw poll as a measuring stick by which to apportion delegates - nothing more.
The delegate division in Michigan in no way represents the popular vote - it is an apportioned division that the rules committee feels best reflects the will of the voters of Michigan. The state democratic party in Michigan put this division forward, Obama's camp was willing to compromise their position and accept it, it is unclear what the Clinton camp will do with this.
7. The "popular vote" doesn't exist, so the question is meaningless.
Seriously. There is no official "popular vote" tally. Count FL and MI if you like, discount them if you like. Count how the voices in your head want to vote; that's just as legitimate.
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