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Hillary Superdelegates Hold Firm

Dem leaders worried insiders could snatch nomination from popular vote

By John Johnson,  Newser Staff

Posted Feb 27, 2008 12:39 PM CST

(Newser) – House Democrats who support Hillary Clinton appear to be rejecting calls to switch their support to Barack Obama if circumstances give the super delegates the deciding votes, the Hill reports. Despite charges that it would be anti-democratic to defy voters in their home states, many who talked to the Hill say they won't budge—with one member adding that the only way he wouldn’t vote for Clinton is if she died.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has been lobbying to avoid a situation in which popular support for Obama is negated by party insiders voting for Clinton. “I don’t think it was ever intended that superdelegates would overturn the verdict," she said. Obama supporters, of course, agree, including one Georgia rep: “When there is so much public participation and excitement, our rules should preserve their voices.”

Democratic presidential hopefuls Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, and Sen. Barack Obama, stand together before the start of  a Democratic presidential debate in Cleveland Tuesday, Ohio. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)
Democratic presidential hopefuls Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, and Sen. Barack Obama, stand together before the start of a Democratic presidential debate in Cleveland Tuesday, Ohio. (AP Photo/Kiichiro...   (Associated Press)
Democratic presidential hopefuls Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton and  Sen. Barack Obama participate in a debate at Cleveland State University. So far, Hillary Clinton's superdelegates remain loyal. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Democratic presidential hopefuls Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Sen. Barack Obama participate in a debate at Cleveland State University. So far, Hillary Clinton's superdelegates remain loyal. (AP Photo/Carolyn...   (Associated Press)
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she's disturbed at the idea superdelegates at the Democratic National Convention would overturn a popular choice expressed in primaries and caucuses(AP Photos/Susan Walsh)
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she's disturbed at the idea superdelegates at the Democratic National Convention would overturn a popular choice expressed in primaries and caucuses(AP Photos/Susan Walsh)   (Associated Press)
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