{"id":107,"date":"2008-01-29T19:22:11","date_gmt":"2008-01-29T23:22:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stonescryout.org\/?p=107"},"modified":"2008-01-29T19:22:11","modified_gmt":"2008-01-29T23:22:11","slug":"stealing-the-nomination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stonescryout.org\/?p=107","title":{"rendered":"Stealing the Nomination?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Could Senator Hillary Clinton try to steal the Democratic Presidential nomination<\/a>?<\/p>\n

Sure, it may seem like a stretch but I wouldn’t be surprised if there’s a sudden call from the Clinton camp to have delegates from Florida and Michigan seated at the convention particularly if she wins big in today’s Sunshine State primary.<\/p>\n

But it’s not beyond the realm of possibility at all to consider that\u00a0Senator Clinton could win the nomination without receiving a majority of the delegates selected through the party’s primaries and caucuses. That’s because of a quirk in the Democratic Party known as the Superdelegate<\/a>, who is an elected official or party member and is not tied to any particular state primary or caucus.<\/p>\n

Though it is not widely reported in the media,\u00a0Senator Clinton holds the lead for the nomination due to the advantage she has over Senator Barack Obama in the Superdelegate category. As of this writing, Mrs. Clinton leads 201-116 according to the Real Clear Politics delegate scoreboard with 114 left uncommitted. Senator Obama has won more delegates through the primaries and caucuses held to date by a margin of 63-46.<\/p>\n

It would be ironic if Senator Clinton managed to secure the nomination without winning a majority of the delegates up for grabs during the primary season. Given how close the race for the Democratic nomination has been so far, it’s also not beyond the realm of possibility. But we will hear anything about voter disenfranchisement like we have the last two election cycles from Democrats? Don’t bet on it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Could Senator Hillary Clinton try to steal the Democratic Presidential nomination? Sure, it may seem like a stretch but I wouldn’t be surprised if there’s a sudden call from the Clinton camp to have delegates from Florida and Michigan seated at the convention particularly if she wins big in today’s Sunshine State primary. But it’s […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27,26,12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-107","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-democrats","category-politics","category-tom"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t