The headline from MIRS, Michigan's Hotline:

Ding-Dong, Do-Over Primary Is Dead
"Time of death for the do-over Michigan primary? Call it at about 11 a.m. today."

A Lansing insider IMs to explain the latest development:

The Senate Dems just had a long caucus meeting following their long phone call with the Gang of Four [as Carl Levin and others pushing a re-vote are called], and the result is that no one moved. Votes aren't there. Thus, it will not go to a vote in the Senate. And barring some other last minute miracle that doesn't involve those four, the governor and Hillary traveling to Michigan, it is dead as a doornail.

UPDATE: State Sen. Tupac Hunter, an Obama supporter, confirms the outcome of today's meeting.

"The caucus has expressed again today that there is concern about the proposal and a great deal of unreadiness," he said, saying that sentiment is still "overwhelming."

"We informed the four great Democrats who have worked very hard to come up with a solution," he said. "It's one of those things where you can agree to disagree. The question then becomes, What do we do now?"

For those of you who apparently think playing by the rules is for sissies and changing the rules of the game half way through is perfectly fine, let this be a lesson to you.

If they are to have a do-over, it will have to be financed in the next 2 days... Michigan has a rich billionaire over in Kazoo town, Jon Stryker. He could peel off 10-20 million from his walking around money and never miss it. Then they could advertize it as the Stryker Do-Over.

Now on to the do-over. Hmmm what rules for the voters? I heard that some 760,000 voters crossed over and voted for McCain. Do they get to renege and now vote in the Democrat Do-Over? If this is to be really fair, then we should be allowed to also cross over and vote in their Do-Over.

Remember, Dillon is sending the House Democrats home after tomorrow's session.  Home for two weeks.  By the time they come back it'll be way too late for the local clerks and the SOS to pull off a statewide election.

Clinton's team aren't idiots.  Technically.

They understand the reality on the ground.  What her stop today (yesterday now) did was give her a talking point that she can use during the inevitable floor fight in Denver (and leading up to it).