Sentences with word «superdelegate»

There are also a number of superdelegates who were elected to some other position and given a vote at the convention.

At the time, there were no known superdelegates from Connecticut supporting Bernie Sanders for the Democratic nomination.

«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.

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

There was also a controversy over the clout of superdelegates in the Democratic nomination battle between Obama and Clinton.

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(Unpledged delegates are more commonly known as superdelegates.)

Superdelegates include former President Bill Clinton, Gov. Andrew Cuomo, both U.S. senators, all Democrat members of the House from New York, and members of the DNC, including Clinton backers like Jennifer Cunningham, Jay Jacobs and Maria Cuomo Cole.

In addition, Democrats also add so - called superdelegates into the mix.

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

According to popular vote or pledged delegate count (not counting superdelegates); see below for detail.

According to Damien LaVera, a spokesman for the DNC, party chairman Howard Dean would select this new superdelegate.

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.

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.

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.

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!

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.

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.

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.

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.

(CNN)-- 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 starting now.»

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.

He said his nominees to the latter would attempt to force superdelegates — party insiders, often elected officials, who back the presidential candidate of their choosing — in future cycles to support the candidate who wins their district or state.

The group put out a petition today encouraging superdelegates to hold off on making a decision until after voters have made theirs.

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.

there many be man disappointed Obama supporters when they read comments from some of thestill uncommitted superdelegates:

If Paterson resigns from the DNC, voilà: His original superdelegate spot opens back up.

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

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

But superdelegates include obscure party officials, and exclude prominent individuals like state governors, so it's not exact.

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.

And it's curious, because they will be superdelegates in a scenario in which he's running for president.

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.

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.

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.