Was the Michigan January election fair and legitimate?

[Nym90]

Partially. It was a legitimate election, though obviously turnout would've been higher if Obama and Edwards were on the ballot and if it were known that the results would actually count.

Obama would obviously win far more than two counties in Michigan if he had actually been on the ballot. I don't think anyone can dispute that. But at the same time, a lot of Clinton's voters stayed home too, so in the end her popular vote margin might've been larger than it was, and thus would've improved her chances of being able to win the national popular vote.

So all in all it's a wash as to who would really be helped more if it had counted.