AP survey: Clinton is Pennsylvania superdelegates' favorite
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Hillary Rodham Clinton, who carried Pennsylvania in her unsuccessful campaign in the 2008 presidential primary, is the clear favorite for the 2016 nomination among the state's superdelegates to next year's Democratic National Convention, according to an Associated Press survey.
At least two-thirds of the state's 21 superdelegates are committed to Clinton, a larger proportion than the lopsided support she enjoys nationally from half of the 712 superdelegates who will cast ballots at the July convention in Philadelphia. The Pennsylvania superdelegates who were willing to offer opinions about which Republican candidate would be the Democrats' strongest opponent most often picked Florida's Sen. Marco Rubio.
The AP contacted 17 superdelegates or their surrogates. Of those, 14 said they support Clinton, who has deep family roots in northeastern Pennsylvania. The other three said they were uncommitted. None expressed a preference for Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont or former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley.
"I think (Clinton) learned a lot from 2008," said the state Democratic chairman, Marcel Groen, whose party position qualifies him as a superdelegate. "I think she can win and I think the world of her."
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