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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 ...
These superdelegates may also be called unpledged PLEO (party leaders and elected officials) delegates. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The size of delegations to the Democratic National Convention, for each state, territory, or other political subdivision, are described in the party's quadrennial Call for the Democratic National Convention .
They're really important people in the Democratic nominating process, but how does the party figure out who gets to be one?
With North Carolina’s March 5 primary right around the corner, we’ve compiled answers on how the primary works, what Super Tuesday is, delegate allocation and more.
Ohio University Chillicothe recently held an event where community members gathered to learn more about the history of women in politics.
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.
The Democratic National Committee voted Saturday to significantly curtail the power of superdelegates.
Clinton was viewed as having an institutional advantage in amassing superdelegates by virtue of her fifteen years of national prominence in party politics. [221] However, Obama had heavily outspent Clinton in previous contributions to superdelegates through their political action committees. [222]