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This list tracks the presumed support (based on endorsements) for given United States presidential candidates among the 775 unpledged delegates (commonly known as superdelegates, and referred to in the 2020 election cycle as "automatic delegates" [1]) who were eligible to cast a vote at the 2020 Democratic National Convention, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Under party rules, automatic delegates shall "legally reside in their respective state and ... shall be recognized as part of their state's delegation" (Rule 9.E). [7] For example, in the 2008 convention, former Maine Governor Kenneth M. Curtis was a superdelegate (by virtue of his position as a past DNC chair), but because he had moved to Florida in 2006, he was counted as part of the Florida ...
Democratic Members of Congress, District of Columbia shadow senators and non-voting House members. Distinguished party leaders (consisting of current and former Presidents, Vice Presidents, congressional leaders, and DNC chairs) Democratic superdelegates are free to support any candidate for the presidential nomination.
Biden said during his NATO press conference that delegates are “free to do whatever they want” at the Democratic National Convention, including nominate a different candidate. ... DNC rules do ...
These include Democratic governors, U.S. senators and representatives, former presidents and DNC members. These automatic delegates, known informally as superdelegates, were the subject of much debate within the party for years because of their potential to influence the outcome of a close nomination fight despite not having been selected for ...
The Democratic National Committee (DNC) is the principal executive leadership board of the United States Democratic Party.According to the party charter, it has "general responsibility for the affairs of the Democratic Party between National Conventions", [1] and particularly coordinates strategy to support Democratic Party candidates throughout the country for local, state, and national ...
Democrats adopted this rule after the 2016 election in order to limit the power of unpledged delegates, formerly known as “superdelegates.” All Democratic governors, U.S. senators and ...
List of speakers announcing delegations' roll-call votes, sortable State Speaker Position/Notability Location Notes Cite Alabama: Terri Sewell: United States Representative from Alabama Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama [9] [10] [11] Alaska: Chuck Degnan: Veteran, commercial fisherman, Alaska Native leader and Democratic Party activist [12 ...