Levin Blasts Iowa, N.H.

As he has often been wont to do, Sen. Carl Levin (D-Mich.) again harshly criticized Iowa and New Hampshire’s first and second spots on the nominating calendar.

Levin made a plea with the committee to seat all of Michigan’s delegates out of fairness, noting that splitting the delegates 69-59 in favor of Clinton was the only solution state Democratic leaders and supporters of both candidates could agree on.

“The Michigan Democratic Party has achieved unity,” Levin said. “We’re asking you to preserve it.”

Levin acknowledged that using exit poll data to arrive on a result for Obama is not a “scientific” method, but he said it is fair and reasonable.

“It was a flawed primary, folks. Believe me, we know it,” Levin said.

– Sam Youngman