Hillary Clinton
Related: About this forumHillary Clinton now has well over 500 super delegates & Bill is working to get more on board: (HRC)
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has extended her already sizable superdelegate lead by several dozen since August, and is deploying former President Bill Clinton to bring more of the powerful endorsers on board.
Based on a memo from campaign manager Robby Mook and delegate figures provided by the Democratic National Committee, Bloomberg Politics estimates Hillary Clinton has well over 500 superdelegate commitments, putting her even closer to securing the minimum number needed to win the party's nomination before ordinary voters cast a single ballot in a caucus or primary.
Today, Hillary has more support from superdelegates than all the pledged delegates awarded in Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada, South Carolina, and a third of delegates awarded on Super Tuesday combined, Mook said in the memo, which was sent to supporters on Tuesday and obtained by Bloomberg. (Politico reported on the memo earlier Wednesday.)
In late August, Democratic sources told Bloomberg Politics that she had won private and public commitments from more than 440 super delegates. She added to that roster both before and after Vice President Joe Biden announced he wouldn't join the race, news reports and announcements from her campaign indicate.
Campaign spokesman Brian Fallon wouldn't confirm the estimate or comment on Clinton's ongoing courtship of superdelegates. While some have publicly committed to Clinton, others have made only private commitments. Her campaign's claim of many more private pledges couldn't immediately be verified by outside sources, but there is no doubt her total has grown in recent weeks. Her chief rival, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, has the support of only a handful of
super delegates....
http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2015-10-28/bill-clinton-rallies-superdelegates-as-hillary-s-campaign-hints-at-growing-roster via Bloomberg Politics
riversedge
(70,087 posts)Hillary 2016 ?@HlLLARY 12h12 hours ago
Hillary 2016 Retweeted Maggie Haberman
Sanders advisers say Hillary is only worthy of VP and Obama doesn't respect her. Time to turn up the heat.
Hillary 2016 added,
Maggie Haberman @maggieNYT
Sanders advisers alternately joke about making Clinton VP and lay out plan to annihilate her to @jheil http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2015-10-28/bernie-sanders-brain-trust-says-he-can-beat-hillary-clinton
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Cha
(296,853 posts)bullshite .. keep it coming.. it only makes her stronger.
http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2015-10-28/bernie-sanders-brain-trust-says-he-can-beat-hillary-clinton
workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)I think Hillary's got the nomination on lockdown.
Bernie can't get arrested, less than a handful of people will endorse him.
Thinkingabout
(30,058 posts)one of us, working hard to get her elected. I am glad Bill is getting involved, it will help.
William769
(55,144 posts)Walk away
(9,494 posts)That's why the GOP hates the Clintons so much. It's going to be a great run and win against the Republicans!