A field guide to types of delegates.
The New Yorker’s precocious Ryan Lizza has nice McCain mash note up this week. I particularly like the cameos by former Bush hand Steve Schmidt: Steve Schmidt, one of the campaign’s chief strategists, is usually perched on a ledge in a corner of the lounge. He is thirty-seven, has a shaved head, and often wears [...]
From an email: Given the number of calls regarding pledged delegates, I thought this background information might be helpful. As always, please call if you have questions. Best, Stacie Paxton DNC Press Secretary ——————- Pledged Delegates Vs. “Bound” Delegates Delegates to the Democratic National Convention who are elected based on the results of a primary [...]
First all, the Clinton campaign has said it will not try to poach Obama’s pledged delegates. Second of all: In the whirlwind of research I did trying to figure out how you’d go about poaching anyway, I came across an interesting coda to the true fact that “pledged” delegates can vote for whomever they want. [...]
More Hillary’s more traditional path to the nomination: My bottom line take: The turf looks fairly favorable to Clinton, provided she wins Ohio and Texas March 4. [And if she manages to win Wisconsin, something Barone admits is "optimistic" early on. -- amc] Not favorable enough, perhaps, for her to overtake Obama in “pledged” delegates, [...]
I would really like to know what’s involved in “getting pledged delegates to switch sides.” Is it intimidation or just bribery? Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign intends to go after delegates whom Barack Obama has already won in the caucuses and primaries if she needs them to win the nomination. This strategy was confirmed to me [...]
