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Related: About this forumLobbyist Superdelegates Tip Nomination Towards Hillary Clinton
Lobbyists are not only staffing and financing Hillary Clintons presidential campaign, theyre 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 Clintons 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.
Thats 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 partys 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/
Bernie Sanders won the New Hampshire Democratic primary by more than 22 percentage points and by doing so, earned 15 delegates to Clintons 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.
Thats 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 partys presidential nominee, potentially overriding the will of voters.
The following individuals are unelected, Clinton-supporting superdelegates who simultaneously work in the lobbying industry:
see page for the names and duties..............
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Lobbyist Superdelegates Tip Nomination Towards Hillary Clinton (Original Post)
dixiegrrrrl
Feb 2016
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kgnu_fan
(3,021 posts)1. This is NOT democracy, is it....money speaks
Qutzupalotl
(14,331 posts)2. There's another thread about this on the Greatest page:
dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)3. ty for the heads up....and good on Willy. n/t