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Who are the 2008 superdelegates?
Dushawn Hayes and Dontay Hayes
How are superdelegates selected?
Who and how are the superdelegates selected?
Do all parties have superdelegates?
In American politics, a superdelegate is someone who's automatically chosen as a delegate to the Democratic or Republican national conventions. Minor parties don't have such conventions, and therefore, superdelegates are generally only Democratic or Republican.
What is the difference between pledged delegates and superdelegates?
Pledged delegates are awarded to candidates based on the results of primaries and caucuses, while superdelegates are party leaders and officials who can support any candidate at the national convention. Pledged delegates are bound to vote for a specific candidate based on the outcome of the state's contest, while superdelegates are free to support any candidate.
When were superdelegates created?
QUESTION: What is a superdelegate?ANSWER: Party activists and elected officials who have a vote at the Democratic National Convention that is equal to a single delegate. A candidate for president needs 2,025 to win the nomination. S.C. awards 54 delegates. During the primary, 45 delegates were awarded based on the vote. The remaining nine will be awarded by the state's eight superdelegates and a delegate who will be named later.QUESTION: Why were superdelegates created?ANSWER: The Democratic National Committee created the superdelegates as a quality-control mechanism after George McGovern's failed bid for the presidency in 1972. These delegates are party activists whose job it is to prevent an unfavorable candidate from winning the nomination.QUESTION: Will superdelegates ultimately decide the Democratic nomination?ANSWER: The race is historically close, meaning each delegate counts. Superdelegates do not have to decide until the August convention. Those who have pledged can change their minds. The primary system could decide the nominee before then. The superdelegates could decide to back the candidate who has the most delegates awarded by voters once all the states have held their preference contests. Or the superdelegates could split, which would take the process into unknown territory.QUESTION: What is a superdelegate?ANSWER: Party activists and elected officials who have a vote at the Democratic National Convention that is equal to a single delegate. A candidate for president needs 2,025 to win the nomination. S.C. awards 54 delegates. During the primary, 45 delegates were awarded based on the vote. The remaining nine will be awarded by the state's eight superdelegates and a delegate who will be named later.QUESTION: Why were superdelegates created?ANSWER: The Democratic National Committee created the superdelegates as a quality-control mechanism after George McGovern's failed bid for the presidency in 1972. These delegates are party activists whose job it is to prevent an unfavorable candidate from winning the nomination.QUESTION: Will superdelegates ultimately decide the Democratic nomination?ANSWER: The race is historically close, meaning each delegate counts. Superdelegates do not have to decide until the August convention. Those who have pledged can change their minds. The primary system could decide the nominee before then. The superdelegates could decide to back the candidate who has the most delegates awarded by voters once all the states have held their preference contests. Or the superdelegates could split, which would take the process into unknown territory.
How many of the 4049 Democrat delegates are super delegates?
I found this link about superdelegates. I hope this is helpful http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/the_democratic_nomination_a_hoot
How are superdelegates determined?
* There are 4,090 total delegates to the DNC, of which 796 are superdelegates and have free reign to choose whichever candidate they like best http://www.minnesotamonitor.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=3034 * there are only 10 superdelegates in Rhode Island http://www.rifuture.org/showDiary.do?diaryId=1576 * According to the Democratic National Committee's Delegate Selection Rules, there are 719 named superdelegates so far, composed of all the country's Democratic members of Congress, governors, party leaders, former legislators and committee members, as well as a certain number of well-liked activists
Why the use of superdelegates increases the influence of party leaders in the Democratic nomination process?
All of the superdelegates are party leaders. They, along with the delegates from the states, determine the nominees.
What can We do to turn the Superdelegates away from both Hillary and Trump and more towards Bernie Sanders?
First of all, the superdelegates are a phenomenon exclusively in the Democratic Party, so they cannot vote for Donald Trump at all. Second, the superdelegates generally vote in accordance with the way that the people vote in the primaries, so if more Bernie Sanders supporters vote and tip the delegate count away from Hillary Clinton, most superdelegates will follow suit.
How many delegates are alloted to each state for the Democratic Convention Convention in 2008?
According to the Democratic National Convention website for 2008 the numbers are not set in stone because superdelegates are assigned to the state in which they legally reside as of the date of the convention and this can change over time. However, you can look at their website under "FAQ"s and find an interactive map that tells you the current count for each state.
How many total number of delegates would Obama currently have if the superdelegates would end up voting the candidate that won in their constituency up to now?
Barack Obama will have 9355 delegates and 656 superdelegates.
Who are superdeligates?
In the Democratic party, superdelegates are voting delegates to the national presidential convention who are not elected by the people but who are prominent Democrats who already hold a public office (e.g. Democratic senators, mayors, governors, etc.).
