Trots Sanders seger – delegater väljer Clinton
Bernie Sanders segrade i primärvalet i New Hampshire – men fler och fler av de delegater som kommer att välja Demokraternas presidentkandidat ställer sig bakom Hillary Clinton. Det rapporterar AP.
Clinton ledde i antal delegater redan innan New Hampshire. Men efteråt har 87 superdelegater uttryckt sitt stöd för henne, medan endast 11 backat Sanders. Totalt står det just nu 481-55, vilket innebär att Sanders kommer att behöva vinna de återstående primärvalen med väldigt stor marginal för att ha en chans på Demokraternas slutgiltiga konvent.
Superdelegaterna är en grupp som blir delegater automatiskt för att de tidigare haft höga politiska poster för Demokraterna.
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Samtliga superdelegater för Demokraterna 2016
Wikipedia (en)
This list tracks current support for given candidates among the approximately 712 unpledged delegates (commonly known as superdelegates) who will cast a vote at the 2016 Democratic National Convention, to be held July 25–28 in Philadelphia. Unpledged delegates represent about a sixth of the overall delegate count (approximately 4,763) and come from several categories of prominent Democratic Party members:
20 distinguished party leaders (current and former presidents, vice-presidents, congressional leaders, and DNC chairs)
20 Democratic governors (including territorial governors and the Mayor of the District of Columbia)
47 Democratic members of the United States Senate (including Washington, DC shadow senators)
193 Democratic members of the United States House of Representatives (including non-voting delegates)
432 elected members of the Democratic National Committee (including the chairs and vice-chairs of each state's Democratic Party)
Superdelegates are "unpledged" in the sense that they themselves decide which candidate to support (in other words, they are not allocated according to voter preferences as the majority of delegates are). Pledged delegates can change their vote if no candidate is elected on the first ballot and can even vote for a different candidate on the first ballot if they are "released" by the candidate they are pledged to. Superdelegates, on the other hand, can change their vote purely of their own volition. With the exception of the 8 DNC members from the Democrats Abroad, who each receive a half-vote, all superdelegates are entitled to one vote (including when a sitting official or distinguished party leader is also a DNC member). Throughout this page, those who may fall into two categories are considered as sitting officials first, then as DNC members, and as DPLs last (for example, if a sitting senator is credentialed as a DPL and is also a DNC member, they are listed as a senator).
The list below is based on the latest public announcements. The individuals on the list are free to change their support at any time.
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Så fungerar Demokraternas primärval
Wikipedia (en)
The 2016 Democratic Party presidential primaries and caucuses will take place in the 50 states, the District of Columbia and U.S. territories, as well as among U.S. citizens living all over the world, prior to the 2016 general election to determine the Democratic Party's nominee for the Presidency of the United States. These primaries and caucuses are staggered between February 1 and June 14. Incumbent president and 2012 nominee, Barack Obama, is ineligible for re-election due to term limits under the Twenty-second Amendment.
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