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Eleanor Holmes Norton: Hillary loses the superdelegates, Barack gains superdelegates because the superdelegates are the grown-ups of the…

On the recordApril 2, 2008
Hillary loses the superdelegates, Barack gains superdelegates because the superdelegates are the grown-ups of the Democratic Party. They are the party officials and they are the elected officials. They're going to move to whom they think can win, and it's pretty clear who can win this nomination.
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia

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Eleanor Holmes Norton discusses the dynamics of superdelegates in the Democratic Party and their potential support for Barack Obama.

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