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dixiegrrrrl

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Wed Feb 17, 2016, 06:27 PM Feb 2016

Lobbyist Superdelegates Tip Nomination Towards Hillary Clinton

Lobbyists are not only staffing and financing Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign, they’re also tipping the nomination process in her favor by serving as so-called “superdelegates” to the Democratic National Convention.

Bernie Sanders won the New Hampshire Democratic primary by more than 22 percentage points and by doing so, earned 15 delegates to Clinton’s 9. So it came as a shock to many observers when Clinton, despite losing the second biggest rout in state history, walked away with the same number of delegates.

That’s because Clinton had the support of six New Hampshire unpledged delegates — better known as “superdelegates” — consisting of prominent elected officials and members of the Democratic National Committee, who have the same power as the delegates chosen by voters. An Associated Press survey found that superdelegates nationally overwhelmingly supported Clinton.

There are 712 superdelegates in all, which is about 15 percent of the total delegates available and 30 percent of the total needed to win the nomination. If the nomination process is close, superdelegates may effectively pick the party’s presidential nominee, potentially overriding the will of voters.

The following individuals are unelected, Clinton-supporting superdelegates who simultaneously work in the lobbying industry:
https://theintercept.com/2016/02/17/voters-be-damned/

see page for the names and duties..............
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Lobbyist Superdelegates Tip Nomination Towards Hillary Clinton (Original Post) dixiegrrrrl Feb 2016 OP
This is NOT democracy, is it....money speaks kgnu_fan Feb 2016 #1
There's another thread about this on the Greatest page: Qutzupalotl Feb 2016 #2
ty for the heads up....and good on Willy. n/t dixiegrrrrl Feb 2016 #3
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