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John B. King Jr.: “If he can get a lead like that among the pledged delegates and we get to the end of this map, at that point the super…”

On the recordFebruary 18, 2008
If he can get a lead like that among the pledged delegates and we get to the end of this map, at that point the super delegates will be under enormous political pressure to essentially accept the Democratic will of Democratic voters.

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Discussing the implications of pledged delegate leads for the Democratic primary.

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