Hillary leads in Super Delegates (though most still undecided)

[rinsd]

By MEGAN THEE
Published: November 8, 2007

In an early indication of where Democratic Party leaders are leaning, a survey of the party’s superdelegates — elected officials and other leaders who vote at the party’s convention but are not selected in primaries — found they are favoring Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York.

While more than a third of the party’s 850 superdelegates said they were undecided, more of those who have decided support Mrs. Clinton more than any other candidate. Senator Barack Obama of Illinois is next to garner support.

The telephone survey of superdelegates, conducted by The New York Times and CBS News, also found that women were more supportive of Mrs. Clinton than were men. Likewise, there were racial differences as superdelegates who are white are more likely than those who are black to say they are undecided. The superdelegates are in no way bound by their stated preferences and dynamics in the race are likely to change. A survey conducted by The Times and CBS News in January 2004, before the Iowa caucuses, found a similar number of undecided superdelegates and, among those who were declaring support for a candidate, Howard Dean held a substantial lead over John Kerry.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/08/us/politics/08delegates.html?_r=2&oref=slogin&oref=slogin

[Rock_Garden]

1. Gooo, Hillary!

:bounce:

[PATRICK]

2. The last sentence

of the clip immediately shows the perspective, which is I suppose, the prevailing winds pretty much the same when the undecideds were the same, the lead given to Dean. I wouldn't rest on those particular laurels at this stage.

[rinsd]

3. No laurel resting.

I would wager most of those super delegates will remain undecided until the nomination is virtually decided.

I was merely giving positive news and hope after a tough week.

[PATRICK]

5. Good news is good news

no dispute there. Excruciating isn't it? The passage of reaction time in this sound bite era is still painstakingly slow. I wish we had better debate venues and camapaign finance reform. I wish the pollsters would just go away in the meantime.

[Debi]

4. Super Delegates may change their affiliation up to the time of convention n/t

[redqueen]

6. Can't they also change them during the convention? (nt)

[Debi]

7. I'm sorry, I should have been more clear

They can change their minds up until the time they vote.

:hi: Hi redqueen!