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Washington: Superdelegate

Thu, 08/28/2008 - 17:46

Meet Washington's newest superdelegate: Lona Wilbur

By Bryan Bissell, PolitickerWA.com Reporter

DENVER -Beginning Friday morning, Washington state will have its newest superdelegate. Lona Wilbur of LaConner is currently a Democratic National Committee Member-elect until she takes over for Wenatchee's Pat Notter tomorrow morning.

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Thu, 06/05/2008 - 12:39

Dicks acts as Clinton power dissolver, then switches to Obama

By Bryan Bissell, PolitickerWA.com Reporter

Fox News reported early this morning that Rep. Norm Dicks (D-Belfair) was one of three House Democrats, along with New York's Rep. Charles Rangel and Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.), to convince Hillary Clinton to suspend her campaign for president later this week.

At the time of the conversation Wednesday, Dicks was still a supporter of Clinton's candidacy. Then this morning, he announced that he was backing Barack Obama in the spirit of party unification.

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Thu, 05/29/2008 - 12:19

Superdelegate Macoll backs Clinton

By Bryan Bissell, PolitickerWA.com Reporter

Washington State Democratic Party Vice Chair Eileen Macoll of Pullman announced today that she is supporting Hillary Clinton for President. Macoll will cast her automatic delegate vote for Clinton at the Democratic National Convention this summer.

She credited Clinton's policies on health care, education and Iraq as well as her electability in November for her decision.

Here is the statement announcing her decision:

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Mon, 05/19/2008 - 01:02

Superdelegate Pelz to back Obama

By Bryan Bissell, PolitickerWA.com Reporter

Washington State Democratic Party Chairman Dwight Pelz, a superdelegate at the Democratic National Convention this summer, has just announced that he will support Barack Obama for the Democratic presidential nomination.

"I am writing you today to let you know that I will be supporting Sen. Barack Obama at the Democratic National Convention in Denver," he said in an e-mail to supporters.

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Wed, 05/07/2008 - 18:35

Superdelegate McDonald will wait until May 31 DNC meeting to endorse

By Bryan Bissell, PolitickerWA.com Reporter

One of Washington's undecided slate of Democratic National Committee superdelegates, David McDonald, spoke to the press about his status today, but only to announce that he would not be throwing his superdelegate weight around until after the May 31 meeting of the DNC rules committee. That meeting will decide how to seat the delegations from Florida and Michigan who were penalized for moving their primaries earlier than DNC rules allowed.

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Fri, 04/04/2008 - 20:37

Sims talks superdelegate status on NPR

By Bryan Bissell, PolitickerWA.com Reporter

On the eve of the state's Democratic Legislative District caucuses, King County Executive Ron Sims was profiled by NPR's All Things Considered today because of his role as a superdelegate. The piece highlighted his unique role as an African American who supports Hillary Clinton, and as an electe superdelegate who has endorsed against the strong will of his constituents.

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Thu, 03/27/2008 - 19:55

In Spokane, Cantwell softens her superdelegate comments

By Bryan Bissell, PolitickerWA.com Reporter

Three days after making statements to The Columbian's editorial board that were construed by many to mean that she would be switching her superdelegate vote to Barack Obama in June, Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Seattle) tempered her words today in Spokane.

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Wed, 03/26/2008 - 19:04

Sims, too, says his superdelegate vote not set in stone

By Bryan Bissell, PolitickerWA.com Reporter

King County Executive and Democratic Party Superdelegate Ron Sims said in an interview with KUOW's Steve Scher today that, while he still supported Hillary Clinton he acknowledged that circumstances might change that stance.

Slog's Sanders has a transcript here.

The basics are below.

Steve Scher: Are you still committed to Hillary Clinton as a superdelegate?

Ron Sims: Oh yeah, I am.

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Tue, 03/25/2008 - 20:32

Clinton endorser Cantwell to vote for delegate leader

By Bryan Bissell, PolitickerWA.com Reporter

The Columbian is reporting that, in an interview with their editorial board, Senator Maria Cantwell has decided to cast her superdelegate vote for the leader in pledged delegates at the Democratic National Convention.

“I definitely don’t want the superdelegates to be the deciding factor,” she told the board.

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