Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks during a town hall meeting in Las Vegas, Nevada August 18, 2015. REUTERS/DAVID BECKER
Mark Halperin & Jennifer Epstein, Bloomberg: Clinton Camp Says One-Fifth of Delegates Secured for Nomination
As Vice President Joe Biden considers a potential run, Hillary Clinton's campaign is seeking to project dominance at the Democratic National Commitee meeting in Minneapolis.
As Hillary Clinton's campaign seeks to project dominance in a field that could soon include Vice President Joe Biden, her top advisers are touting a decisive edge on a little-discussed metric: superdelegate commitments.
At the Democratic National Committee meeting in Minneapolis, where she will speak Friday, senior Clinton campaign officials are claiming that she has already secured one-fifth of the pledges needed to win the Democratic presidential nomination. They come from current and former elected officials, committee officeholders, and other party dignitaries.
WNU Editor: I left the former Soviet Union (now Russia) because of this (one reason among many) .... sighhh ....
Peggy Noonan's recent commentary is correct .... America is so in play right now .... America Is So in Play (WSJ).
Update: Democrats have reason to be upset .... Martin O’Malley Rails at Democrats for Debate Schedule ‘Rigged’ to Aid Hillary Clinton (New York Times).
WNU,
ReplyDeleteI would have told you that America had problems but it was still the best.
... but now in the last 5 or 10 years, I have so many doubts.
Hillary should not be a contender.