In a public letter to Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton accuses him of being unwilling to count the votes from the Florida and Michigan primaries and urges him to discuss the situation and find a solution.

That’s something of a reversal. For several weeks, Obama has said he’s willing to negotiate a compromise solution, while Clinton has stuck to the position that the states’ primaries should be counted in full and the delegations seated as if their primary dates hadn’t violated party rules.

In the letter, Clinton says Obama didn’t support efforts to hold new votes in Florida or Michigan.

“Your commitment to the voters of these states must be clearly stated and your support for a fair and quick resolution must be clearly demonstrated,” she says. “I am asking you to join me in working with representatives from Florida and Michigan and the Democratic National Committee to arrive at a solution that honors the votes of the millions of people who went to the polls in Florida and Michigan.”

Failure to resolve the controversy means the eventual nominee will be “hamstrung” in trying to win the general election, she said.

Evoking the memory of the 2000 presidential recount, Clinton adds, “Republicans won an election by successfully opposing a fair counting of votes in Florida. As Democrats, we must reject any proposals that would do the same.”

The Clinton campaign has acknowledged that she needs the delegates she won in both the Michigan and Florida primaries to have a chance of taking the nomination from Obama, who’s leading in the delegate race.

In a conference call with reporters earlier this week, Obama campaign manager David Plouffe reiterated that the Obama campaign is willing to consider a compromise, but the Clinton hasn’t shown willingness to compromise.

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