Hillary Clinton is the the best chance

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DETROIT (Reuters) - Democrat Hillary Clinton pressed on Wednesday for a redo of Michigan's presidential nominating contest in a hastily arranged visit to a state that could be crucial to her aspirations to win the White House.

"I am here for one simple reason: to make sure Michigan's votes are counted and your voices are heard in this election," the New York senator said.

Clinton, a former first lady, urged rival Barack Obama, a senator from Illinois, to give his backing to a proposal that would allow the state to hold a new Democratic contest to pick the party's nominee for president in the November election.

"Senator Obama speaks passionately on the campaign trail about empowering the American people. Today I am urging him to match those words with actions," she said.

"We need to either count the votes that have already been cast in Michigan and Florida or have new full and fair elections so that we can have your voices and your votes counted," she said to applause.

Michigan Democratic Party leaders said on Tuesday a proposal to hold additional primary voting in June was stalled and unlikely to be approved before a deadline this week.

Opposition from lawmakers backing Obama's campaign seemed certain to scuttle any proposal.

Democratic primaries held in Michigan and Florida in January were invalidated by the national party because both states violated party rules by holding their ballots earlier to have a greater say in the selection of candidates