Here's a list of superdelegates that have officially announced who they plan to nominate.

[Emit]

Wednesday, January 02, 2008
Superdelegate List
Here's a list of superdelegates that have officially announced who they plan to nominate. If you know of any others or are a superdelegate please post a comment. Obviously the list will change as candidates drop out of the race. Most info is from here unless otherwise noted.
In the coming weeks we will try to get a handle on where the superdelegate votes will go.


Superdelegates include the 235 Democratic House members and nonvoting representatives, 49 senators, the District of Columbia’s two “shadow senators” and 28 governors. They total 314 — about 14 percent of the 2,182 delegates a candidate will need to secure the party’s presidential nomination at next year’s national convention in Denver. - PoliticsWest

Clinton
Gov. Jon Corzine of New Jersey
Gov. Eliot Spitzer of New York
Gov. Martin O'Malley of Maryland
Sen. Daniel Inouye of Hawaii
Sen. Barbara Mikulski of Maryland
Sen. Chuck Schumer of New York
Rep. Gary Ackerman of New York
Rep. Michael Arcuri of New York
Rep. Robert Andrews of New Jersey
Rep. Timothy Bishop of New York
Rep. Joseph Crowley of New York
Rep. Eliot Engel of New York
Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand of New York
Rep. John Hall of New York
Rep. Alcee Hastings of Florida
Rep. Brian Higgins of New York
Rep. Maurice Hinchey of New York
Rep. Steve Israel of New York
Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas
Rep. Nita Lowey of New York
Rep. Carolyn Maloney of New York
Rep. Doris Matsui of California
Rep. Carolyn McCarthy of New York
Rep. Jim McGovern of Massachusetts
Rep. Michael McNulty of New York
Rep. Gregory Meeks of New York
Rep. Jerrold Nadler of New York
Rep. Richard Neal of Massachusetts
Rep. Frank Pallone of New Jersey
Rep. Charles Rangel of New York
Rep. Jose Serrano of New York
Rep. Louise Slaughter of New York
Rep. Edolphus Towns of New York
Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones of Ohio
Rep. Nydia Velazquez of New York
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz of FL
Rep. Anthony Weiner of New York
Don Fowler (SC)
Thurbert Baker (GA)
Michael Thurmond (GA)
Rep. John Lewis (GA)
Tommy Irvin (GA)
Robert Menendez (NJ)
Michael Mauro (IA)
Gov. Ted Kulongoski (OR)
Rep. Lynn Woolsey (CA)
Sen. Diane Feinstein (CA)
Rep. Dennis Cardoza (CA)
Rep. Jane Harman (CA)
Rep. Tom Lantos (CA)
Rep. Janet Napolitano (CA)
Rep. Laura Richardson (CA)
Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA)
Rep. Brad Sherman (CA)
Rep. Hilda Solis (CA)
Rep. Ellen Tauscher (CA)
Rep. Diane Watson (CA)
Manny Rodriguez (CO)
Maria Handley (CO)
Gov. John Balducci (ME)
Rep. CA Dutch Ruppersberger (MD)
Rep. Barney Frank (MA)
Gov. Ted Strickland (OH)
Rep. Diane DeGette (CO)
VP Walter Mondale (MN)
Rep. David Scott (GA)
Rep. Emanuel Cleaver II (MO)
Gov. Mike Beebe (AR)
Rep. Corrine Brown (FL)
Rep. Kendrick Meek (FL)
Sen. Evan Bayh (IN)
Rep. Tammy Baldwin (WI)
Rep. Yvette D. Clarke (NY)
Rep. Darlene Hooley (OR)
Rep. Bill Pascrell (NJ)
Rep. Albio Sires (NJ)
Sen. Debbie Stabenow (MI)
Rep. Jay Inslee (WA)
Rep. Henry Cuellar (TX)
Rep. Ruben Hinojosa (TX)
Rep. Stephen Lynch (MA)
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (RI)
Rep. Jim Langevin (RI)
Rep. Leonard Boswell (IA)
Rep. Marion Berry (AR)
Rep. Mike Ross (AR)
Rep. Vic Snyder (AR)
Sen. Mark Pryor (AR)
Rep. Joe Sestak (PA)
Rep. Allyson Schwartz (PA)
Gov. Jennifer Granholm (MI)
DNC Dina Titus (NV)
DNC Tim Sullivan (WI)
Rep. Donald Payne (NJ)
Sen. Maria Cantwell (WA)
Del. Donna M Christensen (VI)
Sen. Hillary Clinton (NY)


Obama
VA Democratic Party Chair C. Richard Cranwell
Gov. Rod Blagojevich of Illinois
Gov. Tim Kaine of Virginia
Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois
Rep. Neil Abercrombie of Hawaii
Rep. Melissa Bean of Illinois
Rep. Russ Carnahan of Missouri
Rep. Lacy Clay of Missouri
Rep. John Conyers of Michigan
Rep. Jerry Costello of Illinois
Rep. Elijah Cummings of Maryland
Rep. Artur Davis of Alabama
Rep. Danny Davis of Illinois
Rep. Keith Ellison of Minnesota
Rep. Luis Gutierrez of Illinois
Rep. Phil Hare of Illinois
Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. of Illinois
Rep. Gwen Moore of Wisconsin
Rep. Bobby Rush of Illinois
Rep. Jan Schakowsky of Illinois
Rep. Adam Smith of Washington
Rep. Robert Wexler of Florida
Del. Eni Faleomavaega of American Samoa
John Millin (WY) - Obama
Rep. Sanford Bishop (GA) - Obama
Hank Johnson (GA) - Obama
Rep. William Delahunt (MA)
Dan Slater (CO)
Rep. Dave Loebsack (IA)
Rep. Betty McCollum (MN)
Rep. Carol Shea-Porter (NH)
Rep. Patrick Murphy (PA)
Rep. Barbara Lee (CA)
Rep. Paul Hodes (NH)
Rep. Jim Cooper (TN)
Rep. Al Green (TX)
Rep. Bobby Scott (VA)
Del. Eni FH Falleomavaga (Am-Samoa)
Sen. Kent Conrad (ND)
Gov. Deval Patrick (MA)
DNC Steven Horsford (NV)
DNC Tom Hynes (IL)
Sen. Barack Obama (IL)

Edwards
Rep. G.K. Butterfield of North Carolina
Rep. Bob Etheridge of North Carolina
Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin of SD
Rep. Charlie Gonzalez of Texas
Rep. Raul Grijalva of Arizona
Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas
Rep. Mike McIntyre of North Carolina
Rep. Brad Miller of North Carolina
Rep. Jim Oberstar of Minnesota
Rep. David Obey of Wisconsin
Rep. David Price of North Carolina
Rep. Heath Shuler of North Carolina
Rep. Bart Stupak of Michigan
Rep. Mel Watt of North Carolina
Rep. Albert Wynn of Maryland
Rep. Michael Michaud (ME)
Rep. Bruce Braley (IA)
DNC Joe Wineke (WI)

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Stay tuned... we'll update this list as we find out more.

More info here and in the comments section:
http://demconwatch.blogspot.com/2008/01/superdelegate-list.html

and here: http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/1/3/75332/74264/575/429634

[Evergreen Emerald]

1. The Senators get to give themselves a vote!

[Emit]

5. Yes they do. And in essence, politicians, not voters, are deciding the nominee

Or, at a minimum, potentially greatly influencing the outcome.

[Occam Bandage]

7. They're only 1/6th of the vote total, and traditionally do not upset the outcome.

[Oreo]

10. That's the key

And I can't say enough that if you look at 2004 Howard Dean was leading in superdelegates.
You'll see CNN and CBS superdelegate polls showing much higher numbers. Problem with these is that a good portion of the superdelegates that responded to the polls haven't made official endorsements which makes it easier for them to switch.

As soon as somebody switches or makes an endorsement and a campaign announced it in apress release I'll update the list.

[Emit]

14. Do you mean to say that in Iowa Dean was leading in superdelegates?

Or overall? And can you point me in the direction of a link to that info about Dean? Thanks in advance for the info. I think the fact that the superdelegates can change their support at will is key, really, to what concerns me about the process.

[Oreo]

16. Here you go

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/01/17/politics/main593845.shtml

[Emit]

11. I've read elsewhere that they account for 40% of the delegates needed to win the nomination

How do you figure they account for only 1/6th of the vote total?

[Oreo]

13. Only 14%

They would make the biggest difference if we ever had a brokered convention.
Now it's more of a prestige thing where candidates can flaunt their list of endorsements.

[Emit]

15. What numbers are you using to get that 14%?

Thanks again for your insight! :hi:

[Oreo]

17. My post ;)

Superdelegates include the 235 Democratic House members and nonvoting representatives, 49 senators, the District of Columbia’s two “shadow senators” and 28 governors. They total 314 — about 14 percent of the 2,182 delegates a candidate will need to secure the party’s presidential nomination at next year’s national convention in Denver. - PoliticsWest

That's from a Denver Post (Politics West) article... you can get the link on my post.

[Emit]

18. I've read elsewhere that the superdelegates include 842

"... 842 "super-delegates" – un-pledged party leaders not chosen by the voters, free to support the candidate of their choice, and who comprise more than forty percent of the delegates needed to win the nomination. Many have already announced the candidate they will support ..."

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=2600733&mesg_id=2600733

Wikipedia shows 796 superdelegates:

"The Democratic National Convention, where the Democratic presidential ticket is formally agreed upon, has 796 superdelegates. Superdelegates to the Democratic Convention include all Democratic members of the United States Congress, various additional elected officials, as well as members of the Democratic National Committee.

A candidate needs a simple majority of the combined delegate and superdelegate votes to secure the nomination. Democratic delegates from state caucuses and primaries number 3,253. This means that the total number of votes is 4,049. The total number of delegate votes needed to win the nomination is 2,025. Superdelegates account for approximately one fifth (19.7%) of all votes at the convention. Delegates chosen in the Democratic caucuses and primaries account for about four fifths (80.3%) of the Democratic convention delegates."


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

[Oreo]

19. 19% is a lot less than 40%

If you're worried that Hillary will take the nomination b/c of the superdelegates you really shouldn't

I'd put money down that I'll be adding to Obama's list on Wednesday.

[Emit]

21. I'm not concerned about a particular candidate at this point

I'm undecided at this point, for the most part, to be honest. I recently attended a caucus house party for Clinton, in fact. (On edit, Rep. Joe Sestak (PA) was there and spoke to us -- a small group of about 10 of us). I'm well connected to the folks running the Obama campaign in my city, and I know a lot of Edwards supporters who I admire greatly and might be swayed by. All the top candidates' offices call me frequently (and Kucinich's people have also been in touch) and I go to as many events as I can, but I haven't decided who I will caucus with yet.

But, what concerns me is the process, and that it doesn't really ever get discussed or examined. I guess, and maybe I'm being too naive or sensitive for politics, but, it seems like this superdelegate process undermines the voice of the people.

And as far as that 40% number, perhaps they got their figure by figuring that 842 is approx 40% of the total number of delegates' votes needed to win the nomination. :shrug: Again, I'm just trying to learn more about this process, 'cause I really don't know much more about it other than the various articles posted yesterday and today and the stuff I just looked up today.

Thanks again for your info. :hi:

[Oreo]

6. As do House members and governors and DNC heads...

Edwards and Richardson are the only Democratic candidate who aren't superdelegates

[PVnRT]

25. Democracy in action

[Bicoastal]

2. So Obama or Edwards could win the next few primaries...

...but because they don't have the superdelegates that Clinton has, the People's choice WOULDN'T get nominated?

I'm soooo confused....

[NYCGirl]

20. Except superdelegates can change candidates, which they often do. NT

[Oreo]

22. Can you imagine....

Al Franken being a Superdelegate in 2012? Not hat we'll need him since we'll have the incumbent President :)

[NYCGirl]

23. I can't wait to see Al in the Senate! Although I miss him on the radio every day.

:hi:

[Oreo]

27. He's good enough... he's smart enough

I only wish I could vote for him. I haven't heard anything about Ciresi? How is the primary going?

[Bitwit1234]

3. Hmmm see one thing already.

[Oreo]

4. Thanks for posting this Emit

I'll keep updating the list as new superdelegates announce. I'm waiting to hear what Dodd and Biden's superdelegates do.

I wouldn't put too much into the superdelegates. 4 years ago Howard Dean was leading the superdelegate race and we all know where that went. I guarantee you if Obama wins big in NH you'll start to see superdelegates starting to endorse him.

Keep checking back on http://demconwatch.blogspot.com">DemConWatch for updates!

[Emit]

9. Thanks for putting this together, Oreo!

(Perhaps I should've asked permission before posting, but, hey, spreading info is what this is all about, me thinks -- I hope you don't mind)

Anyway, I understand your point about not putting much into the superdelegates, but, they do have influence. Here's a bit on Gore going after the superdelegates' support and how influencial it was for him:

~snip~

The superdelegates -- members of Congress, the Democratic National Committee and other prominent elected and party leaders -- are the linchpin of Gore's strategy to win a long, drawn-out contest against Bradley. Gore campaign officials say they are positioned to defeat Bradley by better than 10 to 1 among these Democrats, who are guaranteed spots as delegates, and who are the only delegates free to select the candidate of their choice.

The superdelegates offer a candidate the opportunity to pull substantially ahead of an opponent even before the primaries begin, in fact the only opportunity to make decisive gains in an otherwise close contest.

The 799 superdelegates exceed the combined total delegates of the two biggest states, California (434) and New York (294). Winning among the superdelegates is like "winning a huge primary," said Gore campaign manager Donna Brazile. "These Democrats remember who was out there helping them, and they are returning the favor."

If Gore approaches the claims of his advisers, he will emerge ahead of Bradley by 500 or more among the superdelegates. That is just under a quarter of the 2,169 votes it takes to win the nomination.

Bradley's anti-politics image puts him at a disadvantage in the fight for superdelegates, who are the representatives of the very system he faults. For Gore, in contrast, the characteristics that have hurt him with the public -- his lifelong involvement in politics, his readiness to raise money or do a favor for an associate -- are just what the politician-superdelegates are looking for.

~snip~

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/campaigns/wh2000/stories/dems101899.htm

[Oreo]

12. Good article

The more people that see it the better. As long as you put a link to the site in you can post it anywhere you want.
I was shocked to just find that a freeper posted a link to the list. My first thought was that it's kind of like the Ghostbusters crossing beams.

Make sure you check out the rest of the blog... anything you'd ever want to know about the convention.

[Emit]

26. Btw,

I've bookmarked your blog and will be visiting often.

Good resource.

[Oreo]

28. Thanks Emit

Feel free to post comments on the blog.
We're always looking for new info or opinions

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

8. Some delegates are more equal than others.

Which gives the lie to the "democratic" process.

[NastyRiffraff]

24. Superdelegates' pledges are NON-BINDING

They can change at any time, before or after a candidate withdraws from the race. Happened to Dean, who had a large percentage of Superdelegate support before Iowa.

[ray of light]

29. bookmarking

[Oreo]

30. Thanks Ray

I really think that after NH we're going to start seeing the list start to change.

I'll post updates on DU (my original home) but make sure you check my blog for the most recent updates

[Emit]

31. Kick for more exposure. n/t