Byline: Beth Reinhard And Marc Caputo

Oct. 10--Amid all the grief Florida Democrats have endured in recent weeks over the state's early presidential primary, they can take solace in one fact: They don't live in Michigan.

Five Democratic presidential candidates -- Barack Obama, John Edwards, Bill Richardson, Joe Biden and Dennis Kucinich -- pulled their names off the Michigan primary ballot on Tuesday, a move they said fulfilled their pledge not to campaign in states that break national party rules.

Both Michigan and Florida flouted those rules when they moved up their primaries to Jan. 15 and Jan. 29, respectively. Only four smaller states are allowed to vote that ...