Mich. gloats over prime seating

DENVER—Take that, Iowa and New Hampshire.

Even though about Michigan and Florida originally had their delegates stripped for holding early primaries, both states are now getting prime seats at the convention -- "better seats than Iowa and New Hampshire," Michigan party Chairman Mark Brewer said Monday.

Brewer told his delegates they'll be sitting on the convention floor just to the right of the podium, behind host state Colorado.

Florida delegates will sit just to the left of the podium, behind vice presidential pick Joe Biden's state of Delaware.

Michigan moved up its primary to challenge Iowa and New Hampshire, the two traditional primary election lead-off states.

Iowa is to the right of Michigan, behind Vermont and farther away from the podium. New Hampshire delegates are seated behind Florida and Nevada.