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Minnesota 2008 presidential primary and superdelegates
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This page is part of the Superdelegate Transparency Project, a collaboration of citizen journalists, LiteraryOutpost, OpenLeft, DemConWatch, HuffPost's OffTheBus and the Congresspedia community to build an open-source tally and informational resource on the 2008 Democratic superdelegates. (More about superdelegates.)
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Primary elections
Democratic presidential primary
The Minnesota Democratic presidential caucus took place on Feb. 5th, 2008.
- See also the 2008 federal election calendar (U.S.) and the embeddable Google calendar of the presidential primary dates and the congressional primary dates.
| Congressional District or Affiliation | Clinton Vote [1] | Obama Vote [1] | Other Vote [1] | Pledged Clinton [2] | Pledged Obama [2] | Superdelegate | Superdelegate Status | Agrees w/ voters? | Accepted Donation(s) From | Donation Amount | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1 | 5702 | 9288 | 258 | 2 | 3 +1 | Tim Walz | Barack Obama[3] | Yes | Obama | $7,500[4] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 7579 | 14250 | 341 | 2 | 3 | Republican | n/a | n/a | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 9686 | 18317 | 234 | 2 | 4 | Republican | n/a | n/a | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 11782 | 25826 | 485 | 2 | 5 +1 | Betty McCollum | Barack Obama[5] | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 16415 | 46637 | 719 | 2 | 6 +1 | Keith Ellison | Barack Obama[6] | Yes | Obama | $6,500[4] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 6905 | 11866 | 289 | 2 | 3 | Republican | n/a | n/a | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 4465 | 6305 | 251 | 2 | 3 | Collin Peterson | Undeclared | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | 6460 | 9620 | 386 | 2 | 4 +1 | Jim Oberstar | Barack Obama[7] | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| At-Large Pledged | 68,994 | 142,109 | 2,963 | 5 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PLEO | 68,994 | 142,109 | 2,963 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dem. Senator | 1 | Amy Klobuchar | Barack Obama[8] | Yes | Both | $10,000 from both Clinton & Obama[4] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DNC | 1 | Donna Cassutt | Barack Obama[9] | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DNC | 1 | Ken Foxworth | Barack Obama[10] | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DNC | 1 | Nancy Larson | Barack Obama[11] | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DNC | 1 | Brian Melendez | Barack Obama[9] | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DNC | 1 | Mee Moua | Barack Obama [12] | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DNC | 1 | Rick Stafford | Barack Obama [13] | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DNC | 1 | Jackie Stevenson | Hillary Clinton[12] | No | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distinguished Party Leaders | 1 | Walter Mondale | Barack Obama [14] | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Add-On Unpledged | TBD 6/7/2008 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Add-On Unpledged | TBD 6/7/2008 |
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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
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 Minnesota is here.
Articles and resources
See also
- Portal:Superdelegate Transparency Project
- U.S. presidential election, 2008
- Portal:2008 U.S. Congressional Elections
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Minnesota Secretary of State, 2008 Democratic Primary Results (Note: results by congrssional district are only available in the format shown
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 USA TODAY Minnesota Primary Results[1] March 17, 2008
- ↑ [2]
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 CapitaleEye.com, "Money to Superdelegates," Accessed March 28, 2008.
- ↑ [3]
- ↑ [4]
- ↑ [5]
- ↑ Frederic J. Frommer, Associated Press, "Minn. Sen. Amy Klobuchar endorses Barack Obama, giving him another superdelegate supporter," Star Tribune, March 31, 2008.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Obama picks up two more superdelegates in Minnesota", mncampaignreport.com, Feb 29, 2008
- ↑ [6]
- ↑ "Today on the Presidential Campaign Trail", The Associated Press, presented by Google News, April 13, 2008
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 "Mee Moua listed as Obama endorser", Minn Post, March 30, 2008
- ↑ Superdelegate Endorsement List, DemConWatch", June 4, 2008
- ↑ Superdelegate Endorsement List, DemConWatch", June 4, 2008
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.
