Sentences with phrase «of superdelegates»

Obama won a majority of pledged delegates, but needed the support of superdelegates to clinch the nomination.

In contrast to the United States, party leaders in Britain are selected by the equivalent of superdelegates, such as members of Parliament.

A commission set up to help reform the Democratic presidential nominating process has voted to restrict the number of superdelegates as part of a slew of changes.

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.

Did you notice that wave of superdelegates switching their support to Sanders?

My personal feeling is that he would need 65 - 70 % of the remaining delegates and roughly a third of the superdelegates.

She scoffed at the idea of a «great migration» of superdelegates.

«A lot of these superdelegates may rethink their position with Hillary Clinton.

Not exact matches

But a loss in the nation's biggest state could underscore Sanders» case that superdelegates should switch their support to him ahead of the Democratic National Convention in July.

[90] Towards the end of the primary season in April 2008, Corzine made it clear that although he was a Clinton supporter, his superdelegate vote would be determined by the popular vote.

The app should have a special interface for party surrogates and superdelegates, by which they can vote each day as to which of the available talking points are better.

Second, if the results of the party officials» preference vote are displayed each day, then the that selection of best talking points by the party's surrogates and superdelegates will tend to drive users to the app to see the outcome.

A sign that Bernie's campaign is waking up to reality, even if many of his supporters cling to the hope of deliverance via superdelegate defection?

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

Of course, most indications are that the superdelegates prefer Clinton.

I'm exaggerating of course, but in many people's eyes, she clearly had the nomination sewed up: she'd locked - in the traditional big donors and was already getting endorsements by the score from superdelegates - to - be.

Of course, this assumes he gets 0 superdelegates.

Superdelegates are party insiders of all sorts — they include state and national elected officials, as well as Democratic National Committee members.

Raising money for down - ballot candidates and party committees also helps ensure goodwill with party insiders — many of who are DNC superdelegates backing Clinton by big margins.

«Whoever is in that position of leadership, the chairman of the Democratic Party is gonna be ultimately accountable to the DNC, the superdelegates and to the donors.»

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.

Heading into Tuesday's voting, Clinton had 1,812 pledged delegates and the support of 571 of the 714 superdelegates, according to the AP count.

Among New York's superdelegates this year are Hillary's husband, former President Bill Clinton, Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand and Chuck Schumer, and most of the state's House members.

While most delegates are awarded by popular votes in state - by - state elections, superdelegates largely consist of party leaders and elected senators, members of Congress and governors, and can change their mind at any time.

Idaho superdelegate Carolyn Boyce has been involved in the state's politics since the 1980s, and is the only one of Idaho's four superdelegates to back Clinton.

The AP and NBC reported that Clinton reached the 2,383 delegates needed to become the presumptive Democratic nominee with a decisive weekend victory in Puerto Rico, a U.S. territory, and a burst of additional support from superdelegates.

Clinton now has 2,141 delegates (with pledged and superdelegates combined), which means she is 90 percent of the way to the 2,383 delegates she needs to clinch the Democratic nomination, and it's virtually impossible for Sanders to surpass her.

Democrats are considering a plan that would limit — but not abandon — the influence of «superdelegates» in the next presidential primary, after a bruising 2016 primary prompted allegations by Bernie Sanders» supporters that the system was rigged.

If the Democratic superdelegates continue to support Hillary after Bernie wins a majority of the voter's choice delegates, the Democratic elite will have created a mathematically impossible path for the party in November.

Trump now has 285 delegates, of the 1,237 necessary to clinch the nomination at the convention in Cleveland, while Clinton has 1,001 delegates (457 of which are pre-pledged superdelegates) of the 2,383 she needs to get the nod from her fellow Democrats in Philadelphia.

Delegates, superdelegates and districts; we'll help you make sense of it before you go to the polls.

Superdelegates to the 2016 Democratic National Convention were not bound by the results of their state's primary or caucus to support a specific presidential candidate.

Even though Clinton had a 1,758 to 1,076 lead over Sanders in pledged delegates and superdelegates going into the primary, Sanders had won seven of the past eight primaries and Clinton was looking to stop his momentum in her home state.

[24] Cook was one of 44 superdelegates from New York.

But the process of electing a president via delegates or superdelegates can seem a little confusing to most voters.

The first is that superdelegates are automatically selected, by virtue of being a high - level elected official or a Democratic National Committee member.

• Unpledged delegates (or superdelegates) are a group of state elected officials and party leaders.

[19] Wyman was one of 16 superdelegates from Connecticut.

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.

She leads him 1,279 to 1,027 among pledged delegates, those elected in the primaries and caucuses to represent their state at the summer conclave — but has the backing 0f 469 superdelegates, party insiders who support the candidate of their choosing, to his 31.

Paterson was awarded superdelegate status by dint of his membership in the Democratic National Party.

U.S. congressman Gregory Meeks, of Queens, for instance, also has dual superdelegate status (without, apparently, feeling overwhelmed), and there's no guarantee that Dean would choose another Clinton supporter.

«Parties should therefore nudge candidates into withdrawing earlier than they currently do by, for example, awarding the two leading candidates after a certain number of contests the same number of additional superdelegates for the convention.

A committee established to reform the Democratic presidential nomination process has formally proposed that the party dramatically slash the number of «superdelegates» ahead of the 2020 election.