Sentences with phrase «on superdelegates»

By Chris Cillizza February 15, 2008; 3:01 PM ET Categories: The Line Save & Share: Previous: SEIU Makes it Official Next: On Superdelegates and Momentum

Rep. Nita Lowey, D - N.Y., is friends with Clinton, so she can count on her superdelegate vote.

Not exact matches

To be competitive, he needs at least 58 %, but that puts a lot of reliance on his ability to convert superdelegates.

That's how she had such a huge superdelegate lead on day one... she bought support from 33 state democratic parties in return for the cash.

The reason she had the support of so many more superdelegates on day one this year is because she had quite literally bought the support of 33 state democratic parties.

Committee members remain divided on the idea of a 60 % reduction: Some, like longtime party leader Leah Daughtry, support eliminating superdelegates altogether on a first ballot convention vote.

More fun on the grassroots front: as has been reported, Sanders supporters have been publicly posting contact information for Democratic superdelegates and encouraging people to help «persuade» them to endorse the Vermont senator.

A Sanders campaign spokesman said it was wrong of the Associated Press and NBC News, which made the calls on Monday evening, to count the votes of superdelegates before they cast ballots at the Democratic National Convention in July.

Democratic Party Chairman Howard Dean, hoping to avoid a divisive fight on the convention floor, weighed in on the Clinton - Obama battle Friday by calling on all party superdelegates to declare whom they support by July 1.

If you click on New York, for example, you can see at a glance where the pressure points are: Representatives Gregory Meeks, Yvette Clarke and Edolphus Towns are all superdelegates and are all pledged to their home - state senator, Hillary Clinton — even though their districts all voted for Senator Barack Obama.

We'll call them superdelegates from here on out.

The second reason is that unlike other kinds of Democratic delegates, who have already pledged their support or whose ability to go to the convention depends on the voters, superdelegates aren't bound by the results of the election.

This brief activity includes quizzes, background and discussion on the controversy over superdelegates in the 2016 presidential election.