According to this Detroit paper the Michigan's uncommitted vote is a threat to Clinton:

There are growing signs that Michigan Democrats could turn out in larger numbers than expected for the Jan. 15 presidential primary -- and that may raise the stakes for Hillary Clinton.

Clinton, the only top contender whose name will be on the Michigan Democratic ballot, has been widely expected to win the state by an overwhelming margin. Privately, Clinton supporters acknowledged Friday that she could be embarrassed if a significant percentage of Michiganians vote "uncommitted" -- one of the ballot choices.

No recent polls have been taken pointing in that direction. But Detroit News pollster Ed Sarpolus said Friday that anything less than 60 percent in Michigan would be a black eye for Clinton.

So first of all if she doesn't win big then it really isn't a win after all.....

Iowa's first- and second-place winners, Barack Obama and John Edwards, removed their names from the Michigan ballot because the state jumped ahead of others in scheduling its primary, in violation of national Democratic Party rules. They declined by Friday's 4 p.m. deadline to register as write-in candidates, meaning any write-in votes they get won't be counted.

There are informal efforts by some Edwards and Obama supporters in the state to encourage uncommitted votes, but Clinton backers said they saw no evidence of a coordinated campaign to embarrass the New York senator and former first lady.

Former Gov. James Blanchard, one of several leading Michigan Democrats who are backing Clinton, said Friday that he believed Edwards and Obama made a mistake by failing to register as write-in candidates.

"Even today they could register," Blanchard said before the 4 p.m. deadline. He also said he would discourage uncommitted voters: "Those candidates are good candidates, but I see no logic in rewarding candidates who won't put their name on the ballot."

State Democratic officials, including party Chairman Mark Brewer, have encouraged Democrats to vote, even if their candidate isn't on the ballot. Supporters of Obama, Edwards and others can vote "uncommitted." If 15 percent of Democrats statewide or in any congressional district do so, the state would send some delegates to the Democratic National Convention in Denver this summer free to support any candidate.

Despite the missing names, and vows by Clinton and the other top contenders not to campaign here, it appeared at least possible that Democrats will rival the turnout in the hotly contested Republican primary. Election officials in several heavily Republican areas of Michigan said that among the early absentee ballots coming into their offices, Democratic ballots are nearly as numerous as Republican ballots.

"I'm finding out there are some Democrats in Holland," said Anne Perales, the Ottawa County community's acting deputy clerk. The area is among Michigan's most conservative; in 2006, losing Republican gubernatorial candidate Dick DeVos got 65 percent of the vote in Ottawa County, his best showing in the state. But Perales said Democratic absentee ballots are coming in at nearly the same rate as Republican ballots.

In the Wayne County GOP stronghold of Livonia, Clerk Linda Grimsby said roughly half of the 600-plus absentee ballots returned so far were Democratic. And in Republican-heavy Livingston County, Hamburg Township Clerk Joanna Hardesty said she was seeing more Republican ballots, but not by the overwhelming number she had expected.

"Some of the comments I'm hearing are that it's just going to be a bigger Democratic turnout," Hardesty said.

Political officials caution that early absentee returns are not necessarily a perfect indicator of total turnout on election day. And even if Democrats do turn up in surprising numbers, it's not clear why. Nationally, polls show Democrats are much more excited about their field of candidates than Republicans, and it's possible that enthusiasm has carried over into Michigan, despite the candidate boycott.

Another deadline comes today, the end of a 30-day period during which national Democratic officials had hoped Michigan would reverse its decision to hold the January primary. With expiration of that deadline, the national party will formally penalize Michigan by barring the state's delegation from the national convention in August.

Brewer repeated Friday that the state party will not back down -- and that he, like other Democratic leaders, expects the state delegation to eventually be seated, despite the ban.

Sounds like nobody knows what will happen but essentially it wouldn't be that hard to turn a Clinton 'win' into a Clinton 'loss.'
http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/art icle?AID=2008801050344