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The fight over delegates to the Democratic Convention in August has already started between the two Democratic frontrunners. At issue is the delegate votes from the Michigan and Florida primaries held a few months ago. As the race between Senator Clinton and Senator Obama heat up, the status of those state delegates has become a contentious issue within the Democratic Party.

Earlier in the year, Michigan and Florida decided to hold their primary votes earlier than usual. Officials from the state party had expressed frustration that smaller states like Iowa and New Hampshire have disproportional influence when it comes to choosing the candidates. By the time that Florida and Michigan have a chance to vote, the field of candidates is usually whittled down to two or three, as was the case with Clinton and Obama. Because the states moved up the dates of their primaries, the national organization discounted the votes.

There is talk that there will be a re-vote of the delegates in Michigan and Florida. While Clinton won the first round of votes, both candidates are in negotiation as to how to run the voting process again. Spokespeople for both Obama and Clinton have said that they will leave it up to national party organization to hammer out the details. With the race for the nomination so close, any decision could give a tremendous advantage to the winning candidate at the national convention in August.