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Marc Cooper

Clinton Campaign Cuts Back Wooing of Superdelegates

HuffingtonPost.com | Marc Cooper | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home

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With the Democratic presidential race heading toward a possible climax Tuesday as four states including Texas and Ohio conduct their primaries, the la...

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HuffPost's OffTheBus Superdelegate Investigation

Huffington Post's OffTheBus | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home

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Ten days ago we asked HuffPost readers to join with us finding out more about the hundreds of Superdelegates who are likely to decide the Democratic n...

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Meet An American Samoa Superdelegate: A Beauty Contest Judge

Elaine Meyer | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home

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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...

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Black Clinton Supporters Face Down "Uncle Tom" Smears

Politico | Josephine Hearn | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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African-American superdelegates said Thursday that they'll stand up against threats, intimidation and "Uncle Tom" smears rather than switch their supp...

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Debbie Dingell: Angst-Ridden Superdelegate And Congressional Spouse

Washington Post | Mary Ann Akers | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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If angst of a superdelegate were a portrait, it would look just like Debbie Dingell, the wife of Rep. John Dingell (D-Mich.), chairman of the House Co...

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Thomas B. Edsall

Clinton Camp Presses Super Delegates Not To Take Sides

HuffingtonPost.com | Thomas B. Edsall | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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For weeks, the Barack Obama campaign has warned that Hillary Clinton would try to use her ties to the Democratic establishment to muscle 'super delega...

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Obama, Clinton Fill Superdelegates' Wallets

Christine Escobar | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home

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Christine Escobar

The Center for Responsive Politics gave voters a lovely Valentine's Day gift on February 14 when they released this report on contributions made by Ba...

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AP Survey: Superdelegates Jump to Obama

AP | STEPHEN OHLEMACHER | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — The Democratic superdelegates are starting to follow the voters _ straight to Barack Obama. In just the past two weeks, more than ...

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Superdelegate Creator Tad Devine Urges Reexamination Of System

Jacob Soboroff | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home

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Jacob Soboroff

To help launch the HuffPo's Superdelegate Investigation Project we headed here to talk with the man who had a hand in creating the system, political consultant Tad Devine... and even he thinks now is the time to "take a step back and take another hard look at our nominating process."

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Clinton Faces Daunting Delegate Deficit

AP | DAVID ESPO | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — Democratic Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton must win 57 percent of the remaining primary and caucus delegates to erase Barack Obama's le...

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Investigating The Superdelegates: Day Two

Marc Cooper | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home

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Marc Cooper

We intend to track the results of the popular vote district-by-district, the allocation of pledged delegates, how the superdelegates are pledged and eventually how they will vote. There's two ways you can join directly in this effort.

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Sam Stein

Message Gurus Weigh In On "Automatic Delegates"

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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On Wednesday morning, following her loss in the Wisconsin primary, Sen. Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign introduced a new website titled "The D...

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Rep James Clyburn: It's "Crazy" To Think Superdelegates Would Flip Nomination

Washington Post | Paul Kane | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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Rep. James Clyburn (D-S.C.) has joined an influential chorus on Capitol Hill that believes superdelegates will not play a decisive role in the nominat...

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Sam Stein

Rep. Van Hollen: Superdelegates Should Take Cue From Voters

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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As head of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Rep. Chris Van Hollen has chosen to stay neutral in the presidential contest. But, as a su...

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Clinton Targets Pledged Delegates

Politico | Roger Simon | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign intends to go after delegates whom Barack Obama has already won in the caucuses and primaries if she needs the...

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Clinton Supporter Rangel: "The People" Will Select Nominee, Not Superdelegates

Newsday | Glen Thrush | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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Harlem Rep. Charles Rangel - one of Hillary Clinton's most stalwart African-American defenders - is apparently questioning her reliance on unelected s...

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Clinton Supporter: Red-State Delegates Are "Second-Class"

Politico | Ben Smith | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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A co-chairman of Hillary's Michigan campaign and has a line that's sure to drive a whole bunch of red state governor's up the wall: "Superdelegates ...

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DNC-Appointed Superdelegates Support Clinton 3-1

James Freedman | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home

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James Freedman

Hillary Clinton currently leads Barack Obama by a wide margin among superdelegates appointed by the Democratic National Committee (DNC). Clinton maint...

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Undecided Superdelegates: Many Have Clinton History, Majority Are Women

NY Times | ADAM NAGOURNEY and FARHANA HOSSAIN | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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The dwindling group of elected officials and party leaders publicly undecided in the Democratic presidential contest -- about 300 out of the 795 so-ca...

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Clinton Camp: We'll Fight All The Way To The Convention

ABC News | David Chalian, Teddy Davis, Eloise Harper and Kate Snow | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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Sen. Hillary Clinton is ready to fight for the Democratic nomination all the way to the Democratic National Convention in August if that's what it tak...

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Gore May Have To Help Broker "Peaceful" Nominee Resolution

New York Times | DON VAN NATTA Jr. and JO BECKER | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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Former Vice President Al Gore and a number of other senior Democrats plan to remain neutral for now in the presidential race in part to keep open the ...

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Superdelegate Discusses Hillary's Chances of Seating Michigan, Florida Delegates

University Of Washington's SeattlePoliticore | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home

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"If you're running behind, you need to shuffle the deck a bit," David McDonald said Wednesday of Hillary Clinton's strategy to seat delegates from Mic...

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Clyburn: Superdelegates Should Keep Quiet On Candidate Support

Associated Press | Meg Kinnard | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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House Majority Leader Jim Clyburn said Friday some of his fellow Democratic Party superdelegates have been too quick to endorse presidential candidate...

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Obama Isn't Sure Lewis Endorsed Him

MSNBC News | Mark Murray | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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Did Rep. John Lewis (D) really endorse Barack Obama? Obama isn't quite sure himself. Asked at a press conference this morning if Lewis had switched h...

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Obama Gains, Hillary Loses Superdelegates Since Super Tuesday

Washington Post's The Fix | Chris Cillizza | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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Over the past two weeks, superdelegates have emerged from the political shadows -- becoming in short order the most heavily targeted 800 (or so) peopl...

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