Is it true, that all the Democratic "Super Delegates" haven't been selected yet?
FSogol
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Wed Feb-06-08 04:28 PM
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Is it true, that all the Democratic "Super Delegates" haven't been selected yet? |
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What were they thinking? How can they ever fairly hand them out now? I thought the Obama/Hillary civil war was bad here, it'll be 10x worse picking the remaining Super Delegates.
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tekisui
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Wed Feb-06-08 04:30 PM
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1. 311 of 796 have declared. |
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They will hold a lot of power if it stays this tight.
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Wed Feb-06-08 04:31 PM
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5. I don't mean have they selected a candidate, I meant that the actual Super Delegate hasn't |
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Wed Feb-06-08 04:30 PM
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2. What do you mean by "picking"? The superdelegates decide for themselves who to vote for. n/t |
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Wed Feb-06-08 04:31 PM
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3. The delegates themselves have been identified, however... |
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... they are not necessarily committed to any particular candidate. Some have made a verbal commitment, but that commitment is not binding.
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Wed Feb-06-08 04:31 PM
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4. They aren't "picked" per se, they are individual people |
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Governors, senators, etc. Each superdelegate decides for him/herself who they are going to support.
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FSogol
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Wed Feb-06-08 04:33 PM
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7. I guess I'm not communicating well today. |
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1. The Super Delegate is slected by the party. 2. The Super Delegate selects a candidate to support.
I am referring to something I read were the party has not selected all of the Super Delegate's yet.
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Wed Feb-06-08 04:32 PM
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Wed Feb-06-08 04:36 PM
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9. Thanks, the answer was here... |
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"In addition to the above superdelegates, there are 76 additional unpledged add-ons that will be picked at the various state conventions."
I think its crazy that these wouldn't be identified prior to the start of the election. That's going to be a huge fight.
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Wed Feb-06-08 04:40 PM
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10. they can also change their minds. |
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Wed Feb-06-08 04:34 PM
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8. yep... I can feel a scheme being planned this moment. |
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