Sentences with phrase «pre-pledged superdelegates»

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.

Clinton can secure enough delegates for the nomination next week even without winning California, thanks to the superdelegates who have already pledged to support her.

[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.

[88] He remained a committed Clinton superdelegate late into the 2008 Democratic Party presidential primary season.

First, by knowing who is or is not a party leader (surrogate and / or superdelegate), the app will necessitate and provide some persistent, minimal, centralized, official technical structure for a surrogate program — something the party often appears not to have.

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.

In New York, superdelegates are saying they'll vote for Hillary even if Sanders wins the states April 19th primary.

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

Hillary Clinton may not keep her edge in «superdelegate» endorsements much longer.

And then you have got superdelegates who are in states where we win by 40 or 50 points.

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.

When it comes to pledged delegates the Democratic Presidential Primary remains relatively close but Hillary Clinton's lead expands significantly with superdelegates factored in.

Monday, Sanders campaign secretary compared superdelegates to «football recruits» and Reuters reported Bernie backers have taken up the cause as their own.

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

Party officials would be the «superdelegates».

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?

It collects the contact information for the Democratic superdelegates, including web forms for those congressmembers who don't accept direct emails, with details being entered by volunteers.

Half the 714 superdelegates would be 357, so he'd only need 1198 more delegates.

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

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.

A top Bernie Sanders official is asking Democratic leaders, including Hillary Clinton, to sign a draft letter recommitting to vastly shrinking or effectively eliminating the party's controversial «superdelegates» system — and ultimately changing the presidential nominating process.

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.

So a little - known DNC committee member might be a superdelegate, as well as former President Bill Clinton.

And while state primary results help apportion the non-super delegates, the superdelegates get to pick whom they want.

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

The former Assembly Speaker resigned as a Democratic superdelegate in February, a state Democratic Party spokesman confirmed.

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.»

Superdelegates are only removed if they die, are imprisoned or resign, according to DNC rules.

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.

Former Presidents also tend to retain significant influence within their political party (e.g. as superdelegates to their party's convention for Democrats).

I spoke with a superdelegate recently who's publicly backing Clinton and who's been hearing about it from the Sanders grassroots.

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

Here's what you've missed the past few days: Have a Peaceful Memorial Day Week - end, Undeclared Superdelegates!

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.

Bernie Sanders triumphed over Hillary Clinton in Indiana's open primary Tuesday, boosting the grassroots candidate's argument that the party's superdelegates should flip their support to him in July's Democratic convention.

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.

Sens. Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand are superdelegates this year.

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.

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

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.

«Our job from now until the convention is to convince those superdelegates that Bernie is by far the strongest candidate against Donald Trump,» Sanders» spokesman Michael Briggs said in a statement, castigating what he called the media's «rush to judgment.»

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.

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.

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.

For that reason, the Democratic National Committee has echoed the Sanders campaign, saying the superdelegates should not be counted until they vote at the convention in Philadelphia.