In Michigan, the other state which has (at least temporarily) been stripped of its delegates, Hillary Clinton beat Uncommitted 55% to 40%. In Florida, she beat Obama and Edwards 50% to 33% to 14%. And now she's staging a big "victory" party, trying to fool the TV cameras and newspaper front pages into reporting Florida as a real victory.
This is not a good sign for the Clinton campaign. It looks desperate.
And it only looks worse when you start looking into the factors behind the Florida results.
For one thing, Obama's campaign was basically hamstrung in Florida. Clinton can rely on name recognition alone, but Obama's is a less well-known brand. (I recall a joke made hereabouts that many Floridians probably still think that Obama is a diet craze.) He does quite well when he can campaign; the more information voters get, the more they swing to Obama. But in Florida, there was no chance to get the message out. No rallies. Very little news coverage. And, perhaps, most importantly, no organization. I don't doubt Florida's Obama supporters put on a valiant effort, but it's hard to organize and GOTV when you can't coordinate with the campaign you support.
The Florida demographics heavily favor Clinton,too, in so far as one can trust conclusions made by categorizing people. Lots of older people, not nearly as many young. More women than average. More Hispanics, fewer African-Americans.
What we got from Florida was perfect storm conditions for Clinton. Excellent demographics, and an opponent who couldn't use any of his strengths. But she only pulled out 50%. It's a win. And those delegates will count in the end, I'll bet.
But Clinton is in trouble if that's the best she can do.