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Related: About this forumSanders Picks Up Superdelegate Support in Vermont
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) now has a 6-4 edge over rival Hillary Clinton among Vermonts 10 superdelegates to the Democratic National Convention.
Sanders picked up the support of three superdelegates Tuesday. Vermont Democratic Party chair Dottie Deans, party vice chair Tim Jerman and Secretary of State Jim Condos all announced their support for Sanders.
At a Statehouse press conference, Condos and Jerman cited Sanders margin of victory in Vermonts March 1 primary. Sanders won nearly 86 percent of the vote, outpolled Clinton in every Vermont town and won all 11 of the states district delegates to the convention.
The states 10 superdelegates dont have to base their support on the primarys outcome, but Condos and Jerman said it was a factor for them.
Sanders picked up the support of three superdelegates Tuesday. Vermont Democratic Party chair Dottie Deans, party vice chair Tim Jerman and Secretary of State Jim Condos all announced their support for Sanders.
At a Statehouse press conference, Condos and Jerman cited Sanders margin of victory in Vermonts March 1 primary. Sanders won nearly 86 percent of the vote, outpolled Clinton in every Vermont town and won all 11 of the states district delegates to the convention.
The states 10 superdelegates dont have to base their support on the primarys outcome, but Condos and Jerman said it was a factor for them.
Backing Sanders, in addition to Deans, Jerman and Condos are: Sanders himself, Congressman Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and Democratic National Com.mittee member Rich Cassidy
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Sanders Picks Up Superdelegate Support in Vermont (Original Post)
leftcoastmountains
Mar 2016
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dchill
(38,502 posts)1. And this is why no media should be automatically counting...
the superdelegates for any candidate.
Nyan
(1,192 posts)2. What's Howard Dean gonna do?
Will he be the only one superdelegate for Clinton in Vermont?
TM99
(8,352 posts)3. Well, Howard is doing
what is best for the country, don't you know.
Hydra
(14,459 posts)4. Will be interesting to watch
Will he go down with the Titanic? Would be ironic if so- the company he keeps now repeatedly stabbed him in the back once upon a time.
Nyan
(1,192 posts)5. That's why of all the sell-outs, Howard Dean is the most pathetic one. nt
leftcoastmountains
(2,968 posts)6. Bottom of article it mentions who's voting for Hillary.
Those supporting Clinton: Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Gov. Peter Shumlin, former governor Howard Dean and Democratic National Committee member Billi Gosh.
Nyan
(1,192 posts)7. yeah I know he's set for Hillary now. In fact, he said he's gonna vote for Hillary no matter what.
I'm just curious to see if he'll stick to his position while he's being hammered on twitter everyday for being a sell-out.
It looks like the other superdelegates might switch to Bernie later on. Howard Dean's gonna look pretty bad -his state overwhelmingly voted for Bernie.
bernbabe
(370 posts)8. Remember when Howard Dean
was supposed to represent the democratic wing of the Democratic Party? Kinda sad now...