Updated | 4:25 p.m. There’ll be no primary re-vote in Michigan, the state’s Democratic party announced today. In a phone meeting, Michigan party executives unanimously decided that such a move “is not practical.”

“Basically, we didn’t have enough time,” said Mark Brewer, chairman of the Michigan Democratic Party, at a news conference in Lansing, Mich. He thinks the money to stage a do-over could be raised, but since primaries usually take eight to nine months to plan, “it simply can’t be done.”

The decision isn’t much of a surprise, since a measure to hold a state-run June 3 re-vote already died in the state legislature. Mr. Brewer, however, left the door open for a compromise like the one recently put forth by Rep. Bart Stupak, who suggested awarding delegates partly on Michigan’s primary results and partly on the popular vote nationwide.

Mr. Brewer said he’s committed to ensuring that the results of the earlier primary count in some way “to protect those voters” who participated. He acknowledged that the candidates have their short-term interests to consider but was confident that they wouldn’t risk alienating Michigan voters from the Democratic party in the long run.

In a statement, the party said:

The Michigan Democratic Party has carefully reviewed several proposals for a party-run primary or caucus as a means of resolving the dispute over the seating of the Michigan delegation to the 2008 Democratic National Convention. We have concluded that it is not practical to conduct such a primary or caucus. We will continue to work with the Working Group, the D.N.C. and the candidates to resolve this matter in a manner which is respectful of the views of Democrats in Michigan, and which is fair to those who voted in the January 15th Democratic primary.

The working group mentioned in the statement includes Howard Dean, chairman of the Democratic National Committee; Debbie Dingell, D.N.C. member; Rep. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick; Senator Carl Levin; and Ron Gettelfinger, president of the powerful United Auto Workers union.

In a statement released this afternoon, members of that group said they “are united in our commitment to doing everything we can to ensure that a Michigan delegation is seated in Denver this summer.” This comment goes along with what Mr. Dean said about Florida earlier this week.

“We also know that any solution needs to be acceptable to both Democratic presidential campaigns,” the group added. “While there may be differences of opinion in how we get there, we will continue to work together to ensure that a Michigan delegation is seated and that the logistics are in place for a Michigan delegation in Denver. We have every expectation that we will succeed in that endeavor, and then go on to win in November.”

Mrs. Clinton won [is that what you call it???] the Michigan Democratic primary on Jan. 15, and stands to gain the most if the state’s delegates are seated at the national convention. At various points, her team had pushed for in-person and mail-in do-overs, using state and private funds.

The Obama campaign has been more hesitant about either counting the old results or holding a new primary since Mr. Obama’s name didn’t appear on the Jan. 15 ballot — a move made in support of the D.N.C.’s decision not to count the results of that contest since Michigan violated the rule that it couldn’t hold a primary earlier than Feb. 5. [That is really the gist of it all.]

Mrs. Clinton wants to seat Michigan’s 128 pledged delegates according to the Jan. 15 results, which would put her ahead, 73 to 55. Mr. Obama wants to split the delegates equally.

Phil Singer, deputy communications director of the Clinton campaign, sent out these remarks this afternoon after the Michigan Democratic Party’s decision:

The issues and voters of Michigan are too important to be dismissed. Close to 600,000 Michiganians cast ballots in January and these votes cannot be ignored. [Why not?  Those voters, unless woefully uninformed, knew when they cast their votes they would not be counted.]We urge the D.N.C.’s Rules and Bylaws Committee to take all necessary steps to ensure the voices of the people of Michigan are heard, and its delegates are seated at the Democratic convention this summer. Already, over 100,000 people have signed our petition calling on the D.N.C. to seat the delegates from Michigan and Florida. We urge Senator Obama to join our efforts to ensure that the votes of the people of Michigan and Florida are counted.