Drudge links to an April, '92, NYT article about Superdelegate doubts about Bill Clinton

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NYT: The Front-Runner; Like Voters, Superdelegates Have Doubts About Clinton
By R. W. APPLE JR.,
Published: April 10, 1992

Even though Bill Clinton won four primaries on Tuesday, even though Paul E. Tsongas announced today that he would not re-enter the race for the Democratic Presidential nomination, even though many of them concede there is probably no stopping Mr. Clinton now, dozens of Democratic senators and representatives remain reluctant to endorse him. Senator Jay Rockefeller of West Virginia scheduled a news conference for Friday to announce his backing. Senator Tom Daschle told news organizations in his home state, South Dakota, that the moment had come to rally around Mr. Clinton. But beyond that there was little movement.

Of 264 superdelegates in the House and Senate, 93, or 35 percent, have endorsed Mr. Clinton so far, according to a continuing survey by The New York Times. Most are Southern, and most made their statements some time ago. A much larger number remain officially uncommitted....

Representative Dennis E. Eckart of Ohio, more willing perhaps to speak on the record than many of his colleagues because he has announced his retirement from the House, said that he and some of his colleagues had constituted an informal "Missouri caucus -- a show-me caucus" -- and would do nothing for now. "The voters haven't embraced Clinton, so I don't see any reason why I should endorse him," Mr. Eckart said. "Look at the exit polls. People have terrible doubts about this guy, and we're talking about Democrats."...

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A prominent Senator, who also asked not to be identified, added, "lots of people are hearing from home, 'Keep it open, even if the odds make it look impossible,' because Clinton may self-destruct before the convention." As a result, predicted the Senator, who remains uncommitted, "it's not going to shift into cruise control for Bill Clinton very soon."...

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Another large group of uncommitted superdelegates are representatives of labor unions. Lane Kirkland, head of the A.F.L.-C.I.O., has summoned its Political Work Committee to a meeting on Monday in Washington to discuss Presidential politics, and some labor superdelegates, like George Korpius of the machinists, said they might have something to say following that session. Nathan Landow of Maryland, a leading Democratic money-raiser, has called together 65 big party contributors to discuss "how a brokered convention might work." They will meet Mr. Landow, a former Tsongas backer, on April 23.

http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E0CE1DA133FF933A25757C0A964958260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=all

[aquart]

1. Oh, say it. Bill can't be respected because now he's the WIFE.

[Renew Deal]

2. What are you talking about?

That makes no sense.

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3. Interesting stuff

Thanks for posting!

[DeepModem Mom]

4. Thanks! I didn't see this as coming down on either side in this contest --

just kind of deja-vu interesting.