Georgia Democratic leaders line up behind Hillary Clinton

[Godhumor]

WASHINGTON — In a display of institutional might, Hillary Clinton is rolling out a lengthy list of Georgia Democratic Party leaders backing her campaign for the presidency.

Shared first with the AJC, the list shows how Clinton has captured the support of the biggest names in Georgia Democratic politics, starting with civil rights hero and U.S. Rep. John Lewis. Clinton backers include Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed, former Ambassador to the U.N. Andrew Young, state Democratic Party chairman DuBose Porter and a slew of Gold Dome leaders.

Clinton’s Georgia “Leadership Council” is an evolving list, according to the campaign, and will help build her Peach State organization ahead of the state’s March 1 primary. It’s another sign of her campaign’s Southern firewall, as Clinton does better in states with high minority populations.

The list includes nine of Georgia’s 13 “superdelegates,” party leaders whose votes at the Democratic National Convention are not necessarily tied to how the state votes in the primary. Superdelegates, though, can switch sides, as Lewis moved from Clinton to Barack Obama in 2008.

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http://politics.blog.ajc.com/2015/10/07/georgia-democratic-leaders-line-up-behind-hillary-clinton/

She's on a roll this week, for sure.

[riversedge]

1. Congrats to Hillary and her Team.

[Report1212]

2. Alomst the exact same crew that endorsed her in 2008

Not a big surprise. 80% of party officers in GA that year endorsed hillary or edwards (I should know, I'm there). The GA DEM party is very weak though and their endorsements dont mean a whole lot.

[Gman]

10. Maybe not in the GE

But Democrats voted for these people in the primaries. They'll listen to people they voted for previously when voting in the GA primary next year.

[Thinkingabout]

3. Quiet an accomplished list, would not mind have these people back my campaign. They will work for

her. Whatever happened in 2008 is not in the same class as we have this year, Barack Obama is not running this time.

[sadoldgirl]

4. Nobody doubts that the establishment

will support the candidate of the establishment.
That is the usual: same old, same old.

[BernieFan57]

7. As I recall, in 07-08 a LOT of delegates switch to the young black dude what's his name....

O'Bama.

Black Irish, doncha know!

I donated money I didn't even have for his long-shot run as our nominee.

[uponit7771]

9. Obama is part of the establisment, lets see how far Sanders goes being anti establishment and

... trying to court Obama cooliation (not just supporters) at the same time.

He'll sound like a nut

[Gman]

11. Just what is the establishment anyway?

Who and why are they considered so? Just sounds like excuses as to why they didn't endorse Sanders.

[LiberalArkie]

15. As a boomer, "the establishment" are those guys we fought against in Chicago and other places.

[DCBob]

5. Bernie doesn't have a prayer in the deep south states.

[aikoaiko]

16. Things may change after the debates.

[oasis]

6. They know what we know.

[Hortensis]

8. Of course. Here in the South, we can never get away from

the destructive effects of today's GOP, and notably the effect of its southern conservatives. Come the primary election, I will of course vote for whichever candidate I feel is most likely to defeat the GOP candidate.

I do not have the luxury of choice in the primary. All Democratic Party candidates are infinitely preferable to even the most moderate of the deeply conservatively GOP candidates.

[SoapBox]

12. "In a display of institutional might, Hillary Clinton..."

Yup!

"Institutional" pretty much sums it up and equates to Entrenched Establishment.

And that is EXACTLY what is wrong today.

I'll stick with Bernie...it's time for a Political Revolution, not more of the same Wall Street and Billionaire supported candidates telling us what to do.

[R. P. McMurphy]

13. I suppose that makes them "Smart Feller's." eom

[DhhD]

14. Clinton rebuilding bonds with Blacks for the coming 2016 election.

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/01/us/politics/eye-on-2016-clintons-rebuild-bond-with-blacks.html?_r=0

Both Lewis and Sharpton (South Carolina) moved or switched sides in 2008.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

17. Thank you for the link./nt

[MineralMan]

18. Georgia's primary is on Super Tuesday,

March 1. Georgia sends 112 delegates to the Democratic National Convention.

New Hampshire sends 32 delegates and Iowa sends 54.

Delegate counts matter very much when it comes to selecting a Democratic nominee.

Here's a great site that lets you look this stuff up:

http://www.thegreenpapers.com/P16/D

Scroll down a little and click on any state that interests you to find out when it's primaries happen and how many delegates come from that state.

[workinclasszero]

19. Good news

Especially my personal hero John Lewis in Hillary's corner, go Hillary!