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Born at the Crest of the Empire

Saturday, March 15, 2008

How will the superdelegates vote?

The NYTimes has a "sense of the superdelegates" piece that reflects the idea that the superdelegates are leaning towards the Obama "don't overturn" argument.

This is particularly funny to me because, just last Sunday, the WaPo had a similar "sense of the superdelegates" piece that seemed very friendly to the Clinton argument.

I'm broadly suspicious of all of these as who the reporters talk to shapes their "sense."

Related: Nancy Pelosi on "This Week" tomorrow comes down strongly on the pledged delegate (Obama) side.
"If the votes of the superdelegates overturn what's happened in the elections, it would be harmful to the Democratic party," Pelosi said in an interview taped Friday for broadcast Sunday on ABC's "This Week."....

In her interview, Pelosi also said that even if one candidate winds up with a larger share of the popular vote than the delegate leader, the candidate who has more delegates should prevail.

"It's a delegate race," she said. "The way the system works is that the delegates choose the nominee."


Pelosi's opinion matters more than most as she has been nominated by Howard Dean as the likely Convention chair, and because of her prominent position (as the top elected Dem official?)

Also, ABC's Jake Tapper asks Hillary Clinton how she would explain to the voters if the superdelegates overturned the pledged delegates.

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