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To: bioqubit
No, only after the first ballot can they change.

My understanding is that the pledged delegates, awarded during the primaries, are not supposed to switch until after the first ballot.

I think superdelegates can do absolutely anything they want (although they have to worry about their repuation if they break a promise to a powerful politician).

In any case, do we think that a superdelegate will be arrested and face jailtime for "voting wrong" on the first ballot?? The outcome will not be known until August, no matter what the media tells us.

11 posted on 06/05/2008 5:50:49 AM PDT by ClearCase_guy (Et si omnes ego non)
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To: ClearCase_guy; bioqubit
No, only after the first ballot can they change.

My understanding is that the pledged delegates, awarded during the primaries, are not supposed to switch until after the first ballot.

I think that's what bio is saying. The "pledged" delegates - awarded based on the primary vote - are required to vote as pledged on the first ballot, but after that they can switch.

25 posted on 06/05/2008 6:50:58 AM PDT by VRWCmember
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