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Related: About this forumSanders supporters' courtship of Clinton superdelegates may be backfiring
Source: Reuters
Politics | Mon Feb 29, 2016 5:46am EST
Sanders supporters' courtship of Clinton superdelegates may be backfiring
BY LUCIANA LOPEZ
Backers of Democratic presidential contender Bernie Sanders have launched a campaign to win over some of his rival Hillary Clinton's most prized supporters - the superdelegates that can make the difference in a tight race for the party's nomination.
But some emails, phone messages, and petitions sent by the Sanders boosters have backfired, upsetting superdelegates with their aggressive tone and leading many to dig in their heels for Clinton, according to interviews conducted by Reuters.
The drive to flip Clinton's super delegates has not been sanctioned by Sanders' campaign, his spokesman Michael Briggs said.
"Bernie's campaign is focused on reaching out to all voters and earning delegates at primaries and caucuses," he said in a statement, stressing that the Sanders campaign was not coordinating with supporters to contact superdelegates.
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Sanders supporters' courtship of Clinton superdelegates may be backfiring
BY LUCIANA LOPEZ
Backers of Democratic presidential contender Bernie Sanders have launched a campaign to win over some of his rival Hillary Clinton's most prized supporters - the superdelegates that can make the difference in a tight race for the party's nomination.
But some emails, phone messages, and petitions sent by the Sanders boosters have backfired, upsetting superdelegates with their aggressive tone and leading many to dig in their heels for Clinton, according to interviews conducted by Reuters.
The drive to flip Clinton's super delegates has not been sanctioned by Sanders' campaign, his spokesman Michael Briggs said.
"Bernie's campaign is focused on reaching out to all voters and earning delegates at primaries and caucuses," he said in a statement, stressing that the Sanders campaign was not coordinating with supporters to contact superdelegates.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-superdelegates-idUSMTZSAPEC2TAP0RGD
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Sanders supporters' courtship of Clinton superdelegates may be backfiring (Original Post)
Eugene
Feb 2016
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roguevalley
(40,656 posts)1. fuck superdelegates. 1 vote for me, 2 for them.
Oilwellian
(12,647 posts)2. If superdelegates vote against the majority vote
It will be the end of the Democratic party.
basselope
(2,565 posts)3. Great idea for these super delegates... just ignore large groups of people.