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Hillary Clinton

riversedge

(70,306 posts) Fri Feb 19, 2016, 09:40 AM Feb 2016

AP: Clinton raking in superdelegate votes[

February 18, 2016, 01:41 pm
AP: Clinton raking in superdelegate votes

http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/269879-ap-clinton-shores-up-superdelegate-votes

By Ben Kamisar

Hillary Clinton has increased her lead in the Democratic primary since her resounding loss to Bernie Sanders in New Hampshire by wooing 87 new party superdelegates to support her campaign over the past week..........................

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AP: Clinton raking in superdelegate votes[ (Original Post) riversedge Feb 2016 OP

She continues to pick up important endorsements, good. These are people who are Thinkingabout Feb 2016 #1

Exactly, Thinkingabout! Cha Feb 2016 #3

Jeeze, rivers.. I wonder why?! Could it be they've been paying close attention and know that Cha Feb 2016 #2

What would be the purpose of having superdelegates... yallerdawg Feb 2016 #4

Thinkingabout

(30,058 posts)

1. She continues to pick up important endorsements, good. These are people who are

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Fri Feb 19, 2016, 09:47 AM

Feb 2016

knowledgeable on the issues and wants a qualified candidate for president.

Cha

(297,692 posts)

3. Exactly, Thinkingabout!

Reply to Thinkingabout (Reply #1)

Fri Feb 19, 2016, 09:50 AM

Feb 2016

Cha

(297,692 posts)

2. Jeeze, rivers.. I wonder why?! Could it be they've been paying close attention and know that

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Fri Feb 19, 2016, 09:49 AM

Feb 2016

Hillary has what it takes and the other guy not so Much.

Thank you!

yallerdawg

(16,104 posts)

4. What would be the purpose of having superdelegates...

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Fri Feb 19, 2016, 09:56 AM

Feb 2016

if all they did was follow the polling?

They are a bit of insurance against nominating a candidate who will most likely lose the General Election.

Their overwhelming support for Hillary has to tell us something!

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