Hillary Will Remain on Michigan's Ballot

Again, from the Free Press:

Her campaign staff this afternoon confirmed she will remain on Michigan's Jan. 15 ballot, despite the fact that other candidates -- Barack Obama, John Edwards, Bill Richardson and Joe Biden -- have withdrawn.

A spokesman said Clinton thought removing her name was unnecessary because she already has pledged not to campaign in Michigan because the state broke national party rules by moving its primary to Jan. 15.

"This won't take away from Iowa one bit," said former Michigan Gov. Jim Blanchard, who is helping to run Clinton's campaign in Michigan.

Well, guess we have at least one state going for Hillary.

UPDATE: Chris Dodd will remain, too. From the campaign:

"We are committed to the importance of Iowa and New Hampshire going first, and we signed the four-state pledge to hopefully prevail upon the DNC and the state parties to add clarity to that situation. However, it does not benefit any of us if we are the nominee to pull our name off the ballot and slight Michigan voters."

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