Reply #6: The key here is "if he's the presumptive nominee" [View All]

[dmkinsey]

That's simple. If the contest is settled before the convention then there'll be no objection to seating the delegates.
The whole problem involves the open contest scenario. In that case the Clinton camp will want the delegates and the Obama camp will want to keep them out.
At this point the DNC cannot allow the delegates because they have said that they wouldn't.
There's talk of Michigan and Florida should have "do-over" caucuses. This plays the same as above only reversed: Obama camp is for it, Clinton camp against it.