Clinton Camp Says One-Fifth of Delegates Secured for Nomination

[madville]

As Hillary Clinton's campaign seeks to project dominance in a field that could soon include Vice President Joe Biden, her top advisers are touting a decisive edge on a little-discussed metric: superdelegate commitments.

At the Democratic National Committee meeting in Minneapolis, where she will speak Friday, senior Clinton campaign officials are claiming that she has already secured one-fifth of the pledges needed to win the Democratic presidential nomination. They come from current and former elected officials, committee officeholders, and other party dignitaries.

As Hillary Clinton's campaign seeks to project dominance in a field that could soon include Vice President Joe Biden, her top advisers are touting a decisive edge on a little-discussed metric: superdelegate commitments.

At the Democratic National Committee meeting in Minneapolis, where she will speak Friday, senior Clinton campaign officials are claiming that she has already secured one-fifth of the pledges needed to win the Democratic presidential nomination. They come from current and former elected officials, committee officeholders, and other party dignitaries.

http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2015-08-28/clinton-camp-saying-it-already-secured-one-fifth-the-delegates-needed-for-nomination

[seabeyond]

1. is it projecting dominance when you are the dominant candidate?

[jberryhill]

2. Well, I hope she gets them all sewn up soon, the primaries have been very tiresome

With any luck, this thing will be over by the end of the year.

[elleng]

5. Right, berryhill, SO TIRESOME to inform and obtain support from

WE THE PEOPLE!

[MohRokTah]

10. Impossible.

There is no way to come up with a majority of delegates with even 100% of Super Delegates.

[madville]

3. Trying to discourage a Biden run

Luckily the delegates have until the convention to actually make a decision if they need to change their mind

[hollysmom]

4. there haven't been any elections, have the delegates even been selected/elected?

I am tired of the primary already our elections are too long, but I would rather it be done closer to the election. At this date, everything seems too soon Guess it is just another getting old thing.

[MohRokTah]

13. SUPER Delegates are not a part of any primary election or caucus.

Super Delegates are free to vote any way they choose and include current elected officials and former party leaders.

[hollysmom]

16. I have read and forgotten about super delegates.

I think dealing with relatives who love the donald has eroded my mind.

[Zorra]

6. I suspect she may secure the nomination before even a single Democratic

voter has voted in any 2016 Democratic primary.

[elleng]

7. She's surely trying to do that; no surprise.

Question: Effect of what it actually means? 'Promises' worth what? She'll do lots of arm-twisting to try to make the promises firm.

[MohRokTah]

11. Can't happen.

Even if she got immediate support of 100% of the Super Delegates, she would still be short of the 50%+1 mark to secure the nomination.

[Bjorn Against]

8. Screw the voters, the elites have already chosen before a single vote has been cast.

[AgingAmerican]

9. Unless she loses the primaries

In which case they go to Bernie.

[MohRokTah]

12. Not necessarily.

Super Delegates may vote any way they choose.

[AgingAmerican]

15. So the fix is in for Hillary?

lol Good luck with that strategy lol

[MohRokTah]

18. No, Super Delegates may vote any way they choose.

Even if 100% of the Super Delegates announced today they were voting for Hillary Clinton, she would still not secure the nomination.

Super Delegates are an important factor in the Democratic presidential nominating process, and apparently one Bernie Sanders failed to take into account in his strategy.

For what it's worth, Bill Clinton is a Super Delegate, as is Jimmy Carter. Every Democratic member of the Senate is also a Super Delegate, as is every Democratic member of the House.

Bernie Sanders is NOT a Super Delegate as he is not an elected Democrat.

[AgingAmerican]

20. This has only happened once before

Howard Dean announced he had superdelegates wrapped up before the 2004 primary. Primary voters said otherwise and Kerry became the nominee.

Good luck banking on superdelegates going rogue for Hillary.

[MohRokTah]

21. I do not recall that.

Please provide a link to back up that assertion.

[AgingAmerican]

23. Sure

Look under the 'history' section. Ctrl + F is your friend

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superdelegate

[MohRokTah]

33. Not quite what you were saying.

This happens often since 1972. Somebody will always have an early super delegate lead. Howard Dean never claimed he had the Super Delegates wrapped up. He had an early lead due to super delegates is all.

In 2008, Clinton had an early super delegate lead and Obama still won, so your claim this only happened once before is bullshit.

[restorefreedom]

14. uh, isn't a little formality called voting

supposed to happen first?

you know, that thing where THE PEOPLE get to choose their nominee?

[ram2008]

17. It appears she has not learned her lessons for 08

Taking super delegates hostage and using them as a way to imply that the race is already over only motivates the opposition even more.

[MohRokTah]

19. She did not imply the race was already over. eom

[Catherina]

22. +1000~! n/t

[Joe the Revelator]

24. If anyone wonders why so many find Hillary insufferable.....

look no further.

[TDale313]

27. Bingo.

[BeyondGeography]

30. At least she's trying to meet people halfway with this new t-shirt

[hifiguy]

35. Damn skippy.

The overwhelming arrogance and sense of entitlement are positively Bushian.

[WI_DEM]

25. Well, Super Delegates can change there minds if HRC doesn't catch traction.

[TDale313]

26. Yeah, who wants to deal with those pesky votes/elections anyway?

Smoke filled rooms where party bosses choose the nominee!!! Yay!!! Not a single vote cast, but the primaries are already decided! Gives me a warm fuzzy alright:

[AtomicKitten]

28. Father Phleger had an excellent response to this sense of entitlement.

[progressoid]

29. Superdelegates.

[HereSince1628]

31. It's not like she's got them to sign contracts...some of this will change

especially if the skyline of the primary changes. Much of it won't change, that's sorta why there -ARE- super-delegates.

[OneCrazyDiamond]

32. One-Fifth

If you include "private commitments". As someone pointed out earlier, this is information meant to help Vise President Biden make his decision.

[hifiguy]

34. With not one caucus held nor one vote cast.

Well, THERE's democracy for you.

[left-of-center2012]

36. We don't need no stinkin' primaries