What if Democratic voters turned out for a presidential primary in Florida and their vote didn't count? No, this isn't a Katherine Harris joke.

It's an option state and national Democratic leaders are seriously considering as they grapple with Florida's newly scheduled 2008 presidential primary date, which could upend the national primary process and produce yet another weird Florida election. More here. Note that Bill Nelson doesn't like the idea of making 1/29/08 non-binding.

Some fear turning Florida's primary into a beauty contest will prompt Democratic presidential contenders to blow off Florida: The danger is that every Republican candidate spends time here trying to win Florida, and the Democrats are noticeably absent, " said Chris Hand, a former aide to Sen. Bob Graham, who managed Alex Sink's campaign for chief financial officer last year. "That doesn't play out well in the general election. I wouldn't want to be the Democratic presidential nominee who skipped Florida's primary."