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Superdelegates Waiting to Pick Sides

Batch of party elites could pick the next nominee

By Wesley Oliver,  Newser Staff

Posted Mar 9, 2008 10:58 AM CDT

(Newser) – Hillary Clinton lost Wyoming yesterday, but today the Washington Post has some welcome news for the Democratic underdog: Many superdelegates say they’ll wait until the end of the primaries to chose a candidate. “You’re going to see a lot of delegates remaining uncommitted,” said one neutral Democratic congressman. “There’s a sense that this is going to Denver not resolved.”

The 796 superdelegates will join thousands of pledged delegates in August at the party convention in the Mile High City. Many superdelegates expressed hope that Dems will have a nominee before then. “The sooner it gets resolved, the better,” one said. With Clinton and Barack Obama virtually even among pledged delegates, neither can win the nomination without superdelegate support.

With presidential candidates Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton in a neck-and-neck race, their campaigns are lobbying insiders known as superdelegates who could help determine the Democratic Party's nominee. Nancy Larson says she got calls from Clinton, her husband and daughter, but after initially supporting Clinton, has switched to uncommitted....
With presidential candidates Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton in a neck-and-neck race, their campaigns are lobbying insiders known as superdelegates who could help determine the Democratic Party's...   (Associated Press)
Former President Bill Clinton speaks at the Sweetwater County Events Complex, Thursday March 6, 2008 in Rock Springs, Wyo. Former president Clinton is among a group of 796 superdelegates that could cast the deciding vote in who becomes the Democratic nominee for the White House. (AP Photo/Andy Carpenean)
Former President Bill Clinton speaks at the Sweetwater County Events Complex, Thursday March 6, 2008 in Rock Springs, Wyo. Former president Clinton is among a group of 796 superdelegates that could cast...   (Associated Press)
This Tuesday, Clinton and Obama will square off in Mississippi, with Obama heavily favored. Next on the calendar is Pennsylvania, whose April 22 primary offers the single biggest delegate haul of the remaining contests. The Keystone State tilts toward Clinton at this point, the Washington Post says. Party rules allocating...
This Tuesday, Clinton and Obama will square off in Mississippi, with Obama heavily favored. Next on the calendar is Pennsylvania, whose April 22 primary offers the single biggest delegate haul of the...   (Associated Press)
This Tuesday, Clinton and Obama will square off in Mississippi, with Obama heavily favored. Next on the calendar is Pennsylvania, whose April 22 primary offers the single biggest delegate haul of the remaining contests. The Keystone State tilts toward Clinton at this point, the Washington Post says. Party rules allocating...
This Tuesday, Clinton and Obama will square off in Mississippi, with Obama heavily favored. Next on the calendar is Pennsylvania, whose April 22 primary offers the single biggest delegate haul of the...   (Associated Press)
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