California superdelegates' wavering bodes ill for Hillary Clinton

by feliks, Mon May 05, 2008 at 10:45:59 AM EST

"FRESNO -- Hillary Rodham Clinton, stung last week by the defection of a prominent superdelegate, could lose the backing of more of these Democratic Party leaders and elected officials if she fails to make significant gains in the remaining month of presidential nominating contests, several California superdelegates said this weekend.

Two of the five superdelegates aligned with Clinton who spoke at the annual California Democratic Convention here said they would reconsider their support if rival Barack Obama maintained his lead in elected delegates and the popular vote after the last contests on June 3."

While at the same time Senator Obama's SD's seems solid:

"Neither of the Obama superdelegates at the convention -- Mary Ellen Early, an information systems specialist from Sherman Oaks, and Alicia Wang, an ESL instructor from San Francisco -- said they would consider switching sides unless Obama specifically released them"

Discuss(and be nice)

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-supers5-2008may05,0,4564727.story




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Re: California superdelegates' wavering bodes ill (none / 0)

Well, there is no doubt about it, Obama's ahead, and Hillary has some ground to make up.  She should have huge wins in Kentucky and West Virginia, and another possible big win in Puerto Rico.  Let's also see how the MI/FL plays out.  And then there's a few others one that could be tight, starting tomorrow.

If Hillary does the job at the ballot box, she'll do fine with Super Delegates.


by markjay on Mon May 05, 2008 at 10:55:45 AM EST

Re: California superdelegates' wavering bodes ill (none / 0)

Hillary might surprise tomorrow. But likely nothing will change, and the primaries will continue through June 3rd. Shortly thereafter, Clinton will bow out or a rush of superdelegates will make the decision for her.


"If we can't live together... we're going to die alone."
by VAAlex on Mon May 05, 2008 at 11:03:09 AM EST

Dirty little secret... (none / 0)

Tons of HRC superdelegates will flood to Obama in early June...


by Democratic Unity on Mon May 05, 2008 at 11:05:37 AM EST

SDs count at convention (none / 0)

Exactly.  Thank you for sharing it, because this supports the point that none of the superdelegates' have a vote until the convention.


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by TexasDarlin on Mon May 05, 2008 at 11:07:46 AM EST

Re: SDs count at convention (none / 0)

Actually, the SD's interviewed in the article referred to June 3rd and not the convention.


"I am standing with Barack Obama to say, `Yes, we can!'" Hillary Clinton 6/7/08
by feliks on Mon May 05, 2008 at 11:12:53 AM EST
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Re: SDs count at convention (none / 0)

The supes got the memo and the contest will be over in June.


by haystax calhoun on Mon May 05, 2008 at 03:02:09 PM EST
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Re: California superdelegates' (none / 0)

I think tomorrow will be a wash. It will be interesting to see if there is an SD movement Wed. If not, I think Kentucky and WV will help Clinton significantly and could make MI and FL arguments more compelling. I really think a lot comes down to timing at this point.
John McCain isn't evil. He's just wrong about a lot of things. Vote Obama!
by proseandpromise on Mon May 05, 2008 at 11:09:40 AM EST

Likely just hedging (none / 0)

I'm sure that we'll hear lots of similar statements (one way or the other, depending on tomorrow's results) later this week.

If Obama is strong tomorrow there may be a flood. If Clinton is strong, then there may be some people reaffirming their support. Nobody seems to be predicting a swing away from Obama, but you never know.


by professor on Mon May 05, 2008 at 11:27:35 AM EST

California superdelegates' loyalty (none / 0)

Thanks for the link. What a surprise that you forgot to mention the other superdelegate quoted in the article:

...Alice Huffman, president of the California State Conference of the National Assn. for the Advancement of Colored People.

But Huffman said she intended to remain firmly behind Clinton. "I could change my mind, but I wouldn't change my mind until Hillary changes her mind," Huffman said. "When I get in with someone, I stay till the end."

But I'm sure no one is interested to hear about African American woman who's a loyal Clinton superdelegate.


by LakersFan on Mon May 05, 2008 at 03:37:02 PM EST


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