Superdelegates Hillary Clinton

What Does Hillary Want? That's Easy: Respect

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Barack Obama Hillary Clinton, Hillary Clinton 2008, 2008 Election, Hillary Clinton, Hillary Clinton Presidential Campaign, Superdelegates Hillary Clinton, Eat the Press, Media News

Of course she was going to concede, and concede gracefully; but first, to borrow a line from a play about the kind of person she purported to represent, "attention must be paid."

Read Whole Story

A Message to Hillary Clinton, Part 1: "Don't Look Back"

Hilary Rosen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Clinton Concession, Hillary Clinton 2008, Hillary Drops Out, Superdelegates, Superdelegates Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Superdelegates Hillary Clinton, 2008 Election, Hillary Clinton Drop Out, Politics News

Make your case based on the electability argument. It may be persuasive. Don't stir up our base with anger and the irrationality of the "if onlys."

Read Post

Can The Superdelegates Afford To Say No To Clinton?

Simon Woods | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Obama General Election, Hillary Clinon, Barack Obama, Democratic Nomination Superdelegates, Superdelegates Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton Presidential Campaign, Superdelegates Hillary Clinton, Politics News

Like it or not, the same rules that have Obama with an insurmountable pledged delegate lead also prevent him from winning without the superdelegates.

Read Post

A Message to Uncommitted Superdelegates: You Must Commit This Week or Risk a McCain Presidency

Miles Mogulescu | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Obama Superdelegates, Barack Obama Hillary Clinton, Democratic Convention, Florida, Democratic National Convention, Democratic Superdelegates, Hillary Clinton 2008, Dnc Rules and Bylaws, Democratic Nomination Superdelegates, Superdelegates Democratic Convention, Nomination, Barack Obama, Rules Committee, Democratic National Convention Denver, Michigan, Barack Obama Superdelegates, Superdelegates Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Dnc, Superdelegates Hillary Clinton, Convention Fight, Superdelgates, Politics News

Superdelegates may have hoped that they could wait to commit and simply ratify a majority already in place. It's now too late for that.

Read Post

Stop Yelling at Hillary to Stand Down and Start Yelling at the Superdelegates to Stand Up

Arianna Huffington | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Obama Superdelegates, Superdelegates Barack Obama, Superdelegates, Superdelegates Hillary Clinton, Democratic Convention, Democratic Primary, Democratic Nomination, Democratic Nomination Superdelegates, Superdelegate Transparency Project, Democratic Party, 2008 Election, Bart Gordon, Politics News

It's time for uncommitted superdelegates to stop their dithering, hop off the fence and officially bring this nominating process to an end. Hillary has earned the right to stay in the race until the bitter end. So it's up to the superdelegates to accelerate the bitter end. And it's up to us to pressure them to do exactly that. Read More Hillary Clinton's Defeat: A Historic Triumph The greatest triumph of Clinton's campaign is the example she has set for the next generation. And not just for young women; her dedication, perseverance, and indefatigable drive make her a role model for young men as well. Read More

Read Post

Ban the Pundits

Marvin Kitman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Superdelegates Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Punditocracy, Superdelegates Hillary Clinton, Harold Ickes, Pundits, Barack Obama, Media News

If there is such a thing as poetic license, why shouldn't pundits be licensed? You need a license before you can drive a car legally. The information highway is equally fraught with dangers.

Read Post

North Carolina Superdelegate Endorses Hillary Clinton

Politico | Ben Smith | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Superdelegates, Clinton Shuler, Clinton Superdelegate, Heath Shuler, Superdelegates Hillary Clinton, Hillary Clinton Heath Shuler, Politics News

A spokesman for Rep. Heath Shuler, who had pledged his vote to the winner of his North Carolina district, tells my colleague Amie Parnes that "he has ...

Read Whole Story

Hillary Will Drop Out by June 15

Lawrence O'Donnell | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Obama Nominee, Hillary Clinton North Carolina, Hillary Clinton Indiana, Indiana, Democratic Nomination Superdelegates, Superdelegates Barack Obama, Obama North Carolina, Barack Obama Nomination, 2008 Election, Hillary Clinton Drop Out, Barack Obama, Obama Indiana, Democratic Nominating Process, Democratic Nomination, North Carolina Primary, Hillary Drops Out, Superdelegates, Hillary Clinton, Superdelegates Hillary Clinton, Democratic Nominee, North Carolina, Indiana Primary, Politics News

A senior campaign official and Clinton confidante has told me that there will be a Democratic nominee by June 15. He could not bring himself to say the words "Hillary will drop out by June 15," but that is clearly what he meant.

Read Post

On My Switch From Clinton to Obama

Joseph J. Andrew | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Obama Superdelegates, Democratic Primary, Democratic Nomination, Democratic Nomination Superdelegates, Superdelegates, Superdelegates Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Democratic Party, Democrats, Superdelegates Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama Endorsements, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Obama Endorsement, Joe Andrew, Joe Andrews Clinton, Politics News

My endorsement of Obama will not be welcome news to my friends and family at the Clinton campaign. They are the best practitioners of the old politics, so they will no doubt call me a traitor, an opportunist and a hypocrite.

Read Post

Is The Superdelegate Battle Over?

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Superdelegates Barack Obama, Superdelegates, Hillary Clinton, Superdelegates Hillary Clinton, Wall Street Journal, Barack Obama, Democratic Nomination Superdelegates, Politics News

In yesterday's Wall Street Journal, Jackie Calmes assessed the state of play among the superdelegates, and, in broad terms, sees an Obama advantage: ...

Read Whole Story

Report: Key Superdelegates Set To Endorse Obama When Time Is Right

Politico | Elizabeth Drew | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Democratic Convention, Clinton Superdelegates, Democratic Nomination, Democratic Nomination Superdelegates, Superdelegates Barack Obama, Obama Superdelegates, Superdelegates Hillary Clinton, Politics News

The torrent of speculation about the end game of the Democratic nomination contest is creating a false sense of suspense - and wasting a lot of time o...

Read Whole Story

Note to Superdelegates: Don't Forget that Money Thing

Andy Rosenberg | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Pennsylvania Primary, Superdelegates Barack Obama, Superdelegates, Pennsylvania, Superdelegates Hillary Clinton, Obama Pennsylvania, Politics News

Perhaps the most important aspect of Obama's enormous cash advantage is in its inherent repudiation of Senator Clinton's "electability" argument.

Read Post

Party Leaders Push To Avoid Long Nomination Fight

Wall Street Journal | Jackie Calms | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Democratic Convention, Superdelegates Barack Obama, Superdelegates, Democratic Presidential Candidate, Democratic Primary, Superdelegates Hillary Clinton, Politics News

Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton unveiled new negative television ads and attacked each other personally from the stump this weekend ahead of Tuesday'...

Read Whole Story

Undecided superdelegates don't feel bound by primaries

AP | STEPHEN OHLEMACHER | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Superdelegates, Undecided Superdelegates, Superdelegates Barack Obama, Superdelegates Hillary Clinton, Politics News

WASHINGTON — Many of the Democratic superdelegates who are still undecided say the most important factor in their decision is simple _ they just...

Read Whole Story

Superdelegates Unswayed By Clinton's Attacks

NY Times | Patrick Healy | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Barack Obama Hillary Clinton, Obama Ayers, Obama Wright, Pennsylvania Debate, Superdelegates, Superdelegates Barack Obama, William Ayers, Jeremiah Wright, Superdelegates Hillary Clinton, Obama Pennsylvania, Politics News

Throughout their contentious debate on Wednesday, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton tried again and again to put Senator Barack Obama on the defensive in...

Read Whole Story

Superdelegates Fear Constiuent Backlash In Obama-Clinton Choice

Politico | Josephine Hearn | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Superdelegates Barack Obama, Superdelegates, Obama Superdelegates, Clinton Superdelegates, Superdelegates Hillary Clinton, Democratic Nomination Superdelegates, Politics News

As senior Democratic party officials call on superdelegates to announce their presidential candidate preferences, one group remains stubbornly resista...

Read Whole Story

Durbin On Clinton Camp Raising Wright: Try Your Best

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Reverend Wright and Kentucky, Reverend Wright and Voters, Superdelegates Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama Reverend Jeremiah Wright, Superdelegates and Wright, Superdelegates Barack Obama, Dick Durbin Jeremiah Wright, Durbin Wright, Politics News

Sen. Dick Durbin, one of Barack Obama's chief surrogates, said on Wednesday morning that Sen. Hillary Clinton was within her right to use Obama's con...

Read Whole Story

Clinton: Pledged Delegates Are "Like Superdelegates"

Attywood | Will Brunch | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Pledged Delegates, Superdelegates Barack Obama, Superdelegates, Superdelegate, Superdelegates Hillary Clinton, Clinton Pledged Delegates, Politics News

One final note from the Daily News editorial board session with Sen. Hillary Clinton today: Near the end of the session, I had the chance to ask her w...

Read Whole Story

Superdelegate Investigation

Amanda Michel | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Superdelegates DNC, Pledged Superdelegates Democrats, Superdelegates Democratic Nomination, Superdelegates Hillary Clinton, Superdelegates Florida, Superdelegates Clinton, Superdelegates Barack Obama, Superdelegates Howard Dean, Superdelegates Obama, Superdelegates Controversy, Superdelegates Who's Who, Superdelegates Michigan, Superdelegates, Update Superdelegates, Superdelegate Democratic Primary, Democratic Party Superdelegates, Superdelegates Votes 2008, Offthebus, Home News

We asked HuffPost readers to join with us and profile the hundreds of superdelegates who are likely to decide the Democratic nomination for president.

Read Post

NYT OP-Ed: Hold A Superdelegate Primary

NY Times | Philip Bresden | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Superdelegates Barack Obama, Superdelegates, Superdelegate, Superdelegates Primary, Superdelegates Hillary Clinton, Politics News

We Democrats have a problem, but it's one we can fix. We are blessed with two fine candidates, but it's entirely possible that when primary season en...

Read Whole Story

Clinton Has Not Gained A Superdelegate Since Super Tuesday

MSNBC News | Mark Murray | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Superdelegates, Brokered Convention, Obama Superdelegates, Clinton Superdelegates, Superdelegates Hillary Clinton, Democratic Nomination Superdelegates, Politics News

By our count, the Clinton campaign hasn't publicly announced the support of a new superdelegate since just after February 5. Indeed, since Super Tuesd...

Read Whole Story

Meet An American Samoa Superdelegate: A Beauty Contest Judge

Elaine Meyer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Democratic Convention, Who Are Superdelegates, Offthebus, Superdelegate Profiles, Democratic Nomination Superdelegates, Unpledged Delegates, Superdelegate, Unpledged Democratic Delegates, 2008 Election, Democratic Nominating Process, Expats Voting, Automatic Delegates, Expats, Superdelegates, Superdelegates Barack Obama, Democratic Nomination, Automatic Democratic Delegates, Superdelegate Transparency Project, Superdelegates Hillary Clinton, HuffPost OffTheBus, Huffington Post Off the Bus, Huffingtonpost OffTheBus, Superdelegate Interviews, Home News

Super-delegates are often portrayed as the ultimate Democratic party insiders, people who hold elected office or have been high-ranking staff on a pol...

Read Post

80 Superdelegates Will Wait Till Convention To Choose Sides

Washington Post | Dan Balz | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Barack Obama Hillary Clinton, Democratic Convention, Brokered Convention, Unpledged Delegates, Democratic Nomination Superdelegates, Superdelegates, Superdelegates Barack Obama, Superdelegates Hillary Clinton, Politics News

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's trio of victories over Sen. Barack Obama last week appears to have convinced a sizable number of uncommitted Democratic ...

Read Whole Story

Hillary's Delegate Math Problem

Newsweek | Jonathan Alter | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Democratic Convention, Hillary Clinton Delegates, Hillary Clinton, Superdelegates Hillary Clinton, Hillary Clinton 2008, Clinton, Politics News

Hillary Clinton may be poised for a big night tonight, with wins in Ohio, Texas and Rhode Island. Clinton aides say this will be the beginning of her...

Read Whole Story