Automatic Delegates

Obama Countdown; Clinton Spin: Press Release Tea Leaves

M.S. Bellows, Jr. | Posted 06.10.2008 | Home


M.S. Bellows, Jr.

The delegate countdown is revealing on both sides. Clinton press releases portray a two-person race. Obama's portray the race as a solitary time trial. In any case, he'll reach the number Tuesday.

Meet An American Samoa Superdelegate: A Beauty Contest Judge

Elaine Meyer | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home


Elaine Meyer

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...

IL Superdelegate Predicts Statewide Superdelegate Sweep For Obama

Elaine Hopkins | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home


Elaine Hopkins

This piece was produced as part of the HuffPost's OffTheBus and the Superdelegate Transparency Project. This article also appears on the author's b...

Superdelegate Replaced With "Automatic Delegate" By Clinton Adviser

Election Central | Greg Sargent | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


In a sign that the spin war over the significance of super-delegates is underway in earnest, Harold Ickes told assorted Hillary supporters on a privat...