Superdelegates

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Is The Superdelegate Battle Over?

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.08.2008 | Politics

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

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Meet Your Democratic Leaders: ChickenSh*t Coward Edition

James Boyce | Posted 05.08.2008 | Politics

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I'm angry that our party has no leaders. Those in leadership positions seem intent on playing it safe, not choosing sides, and not standing up.

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Superdelegates Still Splitting Support: Clinton Picks Up Two; Obama Three

Erin Medlicott | Posted 05.07.2008 | Home

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Reflecting recent seesawing in the race for the Democratic nomination, which seemed all but won by Obama two weeks ago, Party superdelegates, far from tipping the race, are still divided.

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Of Sharks in the Water, Superdelegates, and Hannah Montana's Breasts

Andrew Foster Altschul | Posted 08.15.2008 | Media

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What the news media is selling is dangerous: Wright, Obama and Clinton, Iraq and health insurance and Hannah Montana all get stirred into the same idiotic, phony pot.

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YouTube-Generation Superdelegates: Help Lauren And Awais Choose A Presidential Candidate

Posted 05.06.2008 | Home

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The roster of Democratic Party superdelegates is a list of Very Serious People with years of political experience. Also on the list are college kids Lauren and Awais. Watch their YouTube and help them vote.

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Howard Dean: Obama Or Clinton Must Drop Out In June

AP | Posted 05.06.2008 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — Democratic Party Chairman Howard Dean said Monday that either Hillary Rodham Clinton or Barack Obama will know when it's time to dr...

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Clinton: Not Exactly The Great White Hope

Paul Jenkins | Posted 05.04.2008 | Politics

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Were Hillary the great rural white savior that her campaign is depicting, she would have been able to dispatch a presidential neophyte like Barack Obama.

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Decide in Denver; That's What Conventions Are For

Matt Cooper | Posted 05.03.2008 | Politics

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I have a crazy idea. What if Democrats actually use their convention as a convention instead of an infomercial?

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Slouching Toward Denver

Matthew Mundy | Posted 05.02.2008 | Home

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For the Hillary-truthers, it's now the popular vote that matters. But Hillary won't win the popular vote. So this is the moment that matters for the party and for Hillary. Choose: ultimate victory or agonizing defeat.

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An African-American Grand Old Party

Lonnee Hamilton | Posted 05.01.2008 | Home

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If Hillary steals the nomination, there will be race division within the Democratic party. If McCain chooses Rice or Powell as VP, he would be masterfully positioning the Republican party as moving beyond its racist past.

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Pennsylvania Station 2008

Gloria Feldt | Posted 05.01.2008 | Politics

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The superdelegates will go with whoever they perceive as a winner. Today it could be Clinton-- she's hung in there despite being badgered mercilessly to drop out.

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Last Night Clinton Won the Pennsylvania Primary, but Lost the War for the Nomination

Robert Creamer | Posted 05.01.2008 | Politics

She started with a lead of almost 20 points. But her final margin of 9.2% fell far short of what was needed to stop Obama's nomination. Here's why.

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A Big Win in Pennsylvania, But Not Nearly Big Enough To Change The Math

M.S. Bellows, Jr. | Posted 04.30.2008 | Home

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Americans love both winners and quixotic heroes who do great things in a losing cause. Last night in Pennsylvania, Hillary Clinton was both: she won and so continues on in her sad adventure.

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Note to Superdelegates: Don't Forget that Money Thing

Andy Rosenberg | Posted 04.30.2008 | Politics

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

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Party Leaders Push To Avoid Long Nomination Fight

Wall Street Journal | Jackie Calms | Posted 04.29.2008 | Politics

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

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No More Spin: Clinton, Pennsylvania And The Party

M.S. Bellows, Jr. | Posted 04.29.2008 | Home

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The results of Pennsylvania's primary should be evaluated with the best interests of the party in mind. Let's determine if Clinton should stay in the race and tell the spinmeisters to take a hike.

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Undecided superdelegates don't feel bound by primaries

AP | STEPHEN OHLEMACHER | Posted 04.28.2008 | Politics

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

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Superdelegates Unswayed By Clinton's Attacks

NY Times | Patrick Healy | Posted 04.26.2008 | Politics

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

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Dean: I Need Superdelegates To Make A Decision "Now"

CNN | Posted 04.25.2008 | Politics

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An increasingly firm Howard Dean told CNN again Thursday that he needs superdelegates to say who they're for - and "I need them to say who they're for...

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Philadelphia: ABC's Bitter Tabloid Debate

Beverly Davis | Posted 04.24.2008 | Home

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This debate was about the moderators. What new information did we learn? Only that the tabloid questions aimed especially at Senator Obama didn't knock him off his mark.

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Pelosi Wants Fewer Superdelegates

The Seattle Times | Posted 04.17.2008 | Home

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WASHINGTON -- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Tuesday she favors a reduction in the number of superdelegates -- and their oversized influence -- in ch...

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Pelosi: Reduce Number of Superdelegates

AP | LAURIE KELLMAN | Posted 04.16.2008 | Home

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WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Tuesday she favors a reduction in the number of superdelegates _ and their oversized influence _ in...

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Hillary's Superdelegates: Weighing Gender Against Momentum

Jennifer Treuting | Posted 04.16.2008 | Home

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Come August, DNC female superdelegates may play the role of king- or queen-maker. Female superdelegates support Clinton over Obama by significant margins and are pledging support at a faster rate than their male counterparts, according to OffTheBus's Superdelegate Investigation.

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Superdelegates Fear Constiuent Backlash In Obama-Clinton Choice

Politico | Josephine Hearn | Posted 04.12.2008 | Politics

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

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Obama Catches Clinton In Superdelegate Lawmakers

Bloomberg | Nicholas Johnston and Lorraine Woellert | Posted 04.11.2008 | Politics

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Barack Obama has pulled even with Hillary Clinton in endorsements from top elected officials, with a surge in support from congressional freshmen and ...

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