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Colorado 2008 presidential primary and superdelegates - OpenCongress Wiki

Colorado 2008 presidential primary and superdelegates

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Primary elections

Democratic presidential primary

The Colorado Democratic presidential caucus took place on Feb. 5th, 2008.

Delegate count

This chart shows the delegates to the Democratic National Convention in August 2008, who will elect the Democratic nominee for president. Listed are "pledged delegates" - those who were elected through the state's caucuses or primaries - and the "superdelegates" - those who are delegates by virtue of their party or elected office.

Delegate allotments for At-Large and PL/EO delegate types are both based on statewide totals. Therefore, the statewide totals need only be listed in the 'At-Large' row

Colorado's Democratic Delegates
Congressional District or Affiliation Clinton Vote Obama Vote Total Delegates Pledged Clinton [1] Pledged Obama [1] Superdelegate Superdelegate Status Agrees w/ voters? Accepted Donation(s) From Donation Amount
1 6 2 +1 4 Diana DeGette Hillary Clinton [2] No
2 6 2 4 +1 Mark Udall Barack Obama [3] Yes Obama $10,000[4]
3 5 2 3 +1 John Salazar Barack Obama [5] Yes Clinton, Obama $2,500 from Clinton, $9,000 from Obama[4]
4 5 2 3 Republican n/a n/a
5 4 1 3 Republican n/a n/a
6 5 2 3 Republican n/a n/a
7 5 2 3 +1 Ed Perlmutter Barack Obama [6] Yes Obama $5,000[4]
At-Large Pledged 12
PL/EO Pledged 7
Dem. Governor 1 Bill Ritter Barack Obama [7] Yes
Dem. Senator 1 Ken Salazar Barack Obama [8] Yes
DNC 1 Maria Handley Hillary Clinton [9] No
DNC 1 Debbie Marquez Barack Obama [10] Yes
DNC 1 Ramona Martinez Hillary Clinton [11] No
DNC 1 Jonathan W. Postal Barack Obama [12] Yes
DNC 1 Mannie Rodriguez Hillary Clinton [9] No
DNC 1 Dan Slater Barack Obama [9] Yes
DNC Patricia Waak Barack Obama [13] Yes
Distinguished Party Leaders 1 Roy Romer Barack Obama[14] Yes
Add-On Unpledged 1 Federico Pena Barack Obama[15] Yes


Totals:

Hillary Clinton Barack Obama Undeclared Total
Total superdelegate endorsements: 4 11 0 15
Total pledged delegates 19 [16] 36 [16] n/a 55
Grand delegate total 23 47 0 70

Delegates in the following two categories are pledged delegates

"At-Large Pledged" delegates are pledged delegates and are apportioned according to the statewide popular vote.
"PL/EO Pledged" delegates are also apportioned according to the statewide popular vote but are selected from a pool of party leaders and elected officials.

Delegates in the following five categories are all unpledged superdelegates

"Dem. Governor" delegates are sitting Democratic governors.
"Dem. Senator" delegates are sitting Democratic senators.
"DNC" delegates are party officials.
"Distinguished Party Member" delegates are former Democratic Presidents, Vice-Presidents, Speakers of the House, Minority or Majority leader of either house of Congress, Governors, or DNC Chairmen.
"Add-On Unpledged" delegates are [To Be Determined].

You may use this list to confirm that the correct number of delegates and superdelegates are represented on the table.


Total number of delegates

Colorado receives a total of 70 delegates[17]

  • 55 pledged delegates
    • 36 district-level delegates
    • 12 at-large delegates
    • 7 party leaders/elected officials
  • 15 unpledged (superdelegate) delegates
    • 7 Democratic National Committee members
    • 5 members of Congress
    • 1 Governor
    • 1 Distinguished Party Leader
    • 1 add-on unpledged delegate

Wobbler and leaner superdelegates

The list of "wobbler" and "leaner" superdelegates helps predict shifts as they change or hedge their endorsements. Click on a superdelegate's name in the main state chart above to see more details about their endorsement status. The full list of superdelegates from Colorado is here.

Articles and resources

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 State Convention Results COloradodems.org, May 21,2008
  2. Clinton Campaign Press Release
  3. Superdelegate Endorsement List, DemConWatch", June 4, 2008
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 CapitaleEye.com, "Money to Superdelegates," Accessed March 23, 2008.
  5. Superdelegate Endorsement List, DemConWatch", June 4, 2008
  6. Perlmutter for Obama (press release) at SquareState.net blog, January 9, 2008
  7. Superdelegate Endorsement List, DemConWatch", June 4, 2008
  8. Superdelegate Endorsement List, DemConWatch", June 4, 2008
  9. 9.0 9.1 9.2 Steven K. Paulson, "Some Colorado superdelegates lining up behind candidates,"Associated Press, October 20, 2007.
  10. "Debbie Marquez, DNC, Profile Page," BarackObama.com
  11. "Richardson Colorado Campaign Co-Chairs, Superdelegate, and Steering Committee Members Endorse Hillary Clinton,"HillaryClinton.com, January 17, 2008.
  12. Susan Greene, "Greene: Democratic race splits a Denver household," The Denver Post, February 3, 2008.
  13. Fmr DNC Chair Romer Backs Obama, ABC News, May 13, 2008
  14. Add-on superdelegate selection schedule DemConWatch, May 18, 2008
  15. 16.0 16.1 NBC AP CO Final Estimates, DemConWatch, Retrieved May 10, 2008
  16. Chart from the Democratic National Committee's website (direct pdf link).

External resources

  • DemConWatch - Best source for superdelegate endorsement info.
  • USAToday Election Central - Probably the best resource for votes. Pledged PL/EOs and At-Large delegates are shown at the bottom.
  • WashingtonPost.com - Adobe Acrobat document with full listing of superdelegates broken out by state and then type.
  • CapitalEye - Lists campaign contributions in last cycle.
  • PoliticalIndex.com - State political party links (the Washington Post link above should give complete information. However, if you need to follow up, try these links.
  • Politico.com - politico.com's page showing superdelegate status. If you click on the '+' icon for any state/territory, the list will expand and show the commitments. WARNING - This should not be considered a valid source for updating the table. It is however useful as a reference for finding source material. For instance, you can use a Google's news search to confirm a superdelegate's status as it is shown on politico.com.
  • PoliticalResources.com - Links to Secretary of State offices (for official election results).
  • Wikipedia's page on superdelegates - This list may supplement the info available at DemConWatch. Watch out for unsourced information, though.


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