Posted on 05/07/2008 10:49:34 AM PDT by kingattax
Uncommitted Democratic superdelegates in Congress overwhelmingly say they won’t necessarily back the presidential candidate who wins the most primary delegates. Instead, electability will be very important in their decision.
Of 42 lawmakers interviewed by The Hill, only four said they regarded the primary vote as decisive.
The congressional superdelegates’ independence is precisely what Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (N.Y.) is banking on as she trails by about 130 pledged delegates behind rival Sen. Barack Obama (Ill.).
It also means the Democratic Caucus is unswayed by its leader, Speaker Nancy Pelosi (Calif.), who has warned that the party will suffer if superdelegates overturn the will of primary voters. Pelosi has said superdelegates should take into account whatever is important but not give the nomination to the candidate who lags in delegates.
But Pelosi’s troops on Capitol Hill say they are more concerned about electability, plus each candidate’s momentum heading toward the convention, and how their own constituents voted.
Clinton is given little chance of catching Obama’s delegate count in the last few primaries. But her campaign has gained momentum in recent weeks as Obama has been on the defensive over his former pastor and charges of elitism.
Only 10 percent of lawmakers interviewed by The Hill said the delegate count on June 4, the day after the final primaries in Montana and South Dakota, will determine whom they decide to support. There are 70 neutral superdelegates in the House and 22 in the Senate.
“What will be decisive will be two factors: who would make the best president and who has the best chance of winning,” said Rep. Howard Berman (D), an uncommitted lawmaker from Los Angeles.
Neutral Democrats representing districts across the country voiced the same sentiment.
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So this begs the question: Who is more electable in the GE, Obama or Clinton?
And the train wreck in the making continues on down the track.
Stock up on popcorn, hot wings, brats and ammo.
Then why bother with a primary at all? This is the stupidest election I can remember.
Carolyn
Rush’s fault.
EVERY VOTE MUST COUNT!! EVERY VOTE MUST COUNT!! Florida where are yoU?????
Pass the popcorn...
LOL...that sounds like a dang good plan
You're going to let your kids watch this train wreck?
What they are saying is “How much are you willing to pay me for my vote?” or “Will you promise to make me the Ambassader to St. Lucia?”.
The democraps really ought to be on fire this year!
Denver’ll be on fire, too.
I saw on CNN this morning...so maybe not real reliable...
They polled Obama supporters and most would vote for Hillary in the GE if she was the nominee.
Same poll of Hillary supporters and the numbers dropped for voting for Obama if he got the nod.
Thus CNN says Hillary is more likely to be able to compete with McCain in the GE.
FWIW...
I'm still calling it Obama by a nose but I doubt if either staff is sleeping very well.
After the Wright and Obama’s terrorist buddy, he lost everybody but blacks and white elite liberals.
I figure if they want the White House, put Hillary in and figure for a short time the blacks will be mad.
But after 40+ years of Democrats being the Klan, putting abortion clinics all through black communities to kill their children and failing them like crazy in public education... so what?
Democrats have been pissing on blacks forever, since way before they used to hose them when they tried to desegregate schools.
Blacks feel they have no where else to go and vote than their old masters of the Democrat party, so I guess they should go with Hillary.The blacks will remain on the plantation like good helpers in the end IMO.
“Uncommitted Democratic superdelegates in Congress overwhelmingly say they won’t necessarily back the presidential candidate who wins the most primary delegates. Instead, electability will be very important in their decision.”
So it really doesn’t matter who the people want as a candidate, they are the deciders.
Shows what a farce the whole thing is.
a. gore
Clinton.
Your article is dated the sixth. The situation with delegates has changed since then.
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