Word: superealism
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...been a dubious honor in this year's chaotic Democratic race, especially for Hillary Clinton, who comes into the so-called Potomac Primaries after a challenging week. Not only did she admit to loaning her cash-strapped campaign $5 million in order to keep pace with Obama ahead of Super Tuesday, but on Sunday Clinton replaced her campaign manager Patti Solis Doyle with long-time confidante Maggie Williams, and Monday she had to reassure some nervous donors and endorsers that the nomination was still within her reach. Still, Clinton is nowhere near being counted out: she has raised more than...
...stronger-than-expected showing - or even a win - in Virginia, it could give her a much-needed boost in the run-up to Texas and Ohio. Obama now actually leads Clinton in delegates 1,143 to 1,138; it takes 2,025 delegates to win the nomination. Not counting Super delegates - fickle lawmakers and party leaders who may endorse a candidate but often change their minds - Obama leads Clinton 1,004 to 925, according to Real Clear Politics, a website that is tracking the delegate count...
...last chance at the nomination-so much so that she is traveling to Texas on Tuesday. "I believe if you look at the states ... upcoming, I am very confident," Clinton told reporters after touring a General Motors plant outside Baltimore, before turning her fire on the media. "Before Super Tuesday you all were reporting on all the momentum. It didn't turn out to be true. Let's have the elections. Instead of talking about them, pontificating and punditing, let's let people actually vote...
...addition to superdelegates, there are not-so-super, regular “delegates.” These are the John Does and Jane Smiths whom Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton have been publicly battling for across the country. Votes are collected in Democratic caucuses and primaries and candidates are awarded “delegates” based on how many votes they receive. These delegates arrive in Denver on Aug. 28 and vote for either Senator Obama or Senator Clinton, depending on which candidate won their district. Whichever candidate receives at least 2,025 votes at the convention becomes...
...superdelegate selection process is finalized, and who knows, maybe Howard Dean will surprise the world again. Maybe he will further the Party’s move toward actually trusting “the people” in choosing its nominee and rid itself of superdelegates. That would be super...