Had to check this out because my notes showed 13 PD's and 8 SD's in ND. On Super Tuesday, Obama received 8 and Clinton 5 of the pledged delegates, so I wondered where this extra delegate in the OP came from. Here's the poop from
TheGreenPapers:
Friday 4 April - Sunday 6 April 2008: State Convention. 13 of 21 delegates to the Democratic National Convention are allocated to presidential contenders reflecting the support for the presidential contenders at the State Convention. A mandatory 15 percent threshold is required in order for a presidential contender to be allocated National Convention delegates at the statewide level.
8 district delegates are to be allocated proportionally to presidential contenders based on the preferences among the convention participants as a whole. North Dakota has a single statewide congressional district.
In addition, 5 delegates are to be allocated to presidential contenders based on the preferences among the convention participants as a whole.
3 at-large National Convention delegates
2 Pledged PLEOs
The remaining 8 National Convention delegates consist of
7 Unpledged PLEO delegates:
4 Democratic National Committee members.
3 Members of Congress (2 Senators and 1 Representative).
0 Governors.
0 Distinguished Party Leaders.
1 Unpledged "add-on" (selected on 4 April at the State Convention by a vote of all the caucuses).
These 8 delegates and will go to the Democratic National Convention officially "Unpledged".
Just goes to show how differently each state does things. I didn't realize ND actually chose a super delegate based on their commitment to a candidate! One more for Obama is AWESOME! :bounce:
DemConWatch SD tally now at: Clinton 245 Obama 220
DRIP! DRIP! DRIP!