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WHO ARE THEY? Democratic Party leaders, elected officials and others who can decide, regardless of state election results, whom to cast their votes for at the nominating convention.
Or maybe not, which leaves only one other means of avoiding a vicious floor fight at August's Democratic National Convention in Denver. In the past few weeks, the Clinton and Obama campaigns have both stepped up their courtship, cajoling and sometimes arm-twisting of super-delegates. These are the...
If that still doesn't bring clarity, there may be only one way of avoiding a vicious floor fight at August's Democratic National Convention in Denver. Both campaigns have been putting intense focus over the past few weeks on the roughly 800 superdelegates - party insiders including elected officials, national...
One of Romney's greatest campaign assets is his relentless optimism. His vow to fight on to the convention was less delusional than constitutional; he genuinely believes the tide is always about to turn in his favor. But Romney is also a former management consultant, a numbers-cruncher unlikely to...
But one thing is a surprise for the Democrats: All the big states that rushed into the void to hold early primaries may turn out to have spoken too soon. Instead of making themselves kingmakers, their divided result has abdicated the power to the states that waited their turn. The...