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Vermont 2008 presidential primary and superdelegates - OpenCongress Wiki

Vermont 2008 presidential primary and superdelegates

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Primary elections

Democratic presidential primary

The Vermont Democratic presidential primary election will take place on March 4th, 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


Vermont's Democratic Delegates
Congressional District or Affiliation Clinton Vote[1] Obama Vote[1] Other Vote[1] Pledged Clinton[1] Pledged Obama[1] Superdelegate Superdelegate Status Agrees w/ voters? Accepted Donation(s) From Donation Amount
1 59,640 91,740 2,962 4 6 +1 Peter Welch Barack Obama[2] Yes Obama and Clinton $7,500 from Obama, $2,500 from Clinton[3]
At-Large 59,640 91,740 2,962 1[4] 2[4]
PL/EO Pledged 59,640 91,740 2,962 1[4] 1[4]
Dem. Senator 1 Patrick Leahy Barack Obama[2] Yes
DNC 1 Judy Bevans Barack Obama[5] Yes
DNC 1 Ian Carleton Barack Obama[5] Yes
DNC Howard Dean Undeclared[6]
DNC 1 Billi Gosh Hillary Clinton[7] No
DNC 1 Chuck Ross, Jr Barack Obama[5] Yes
Add-On Unpledged TBD 6/7/2008

Totals:

Hillary Clinton Barack Obama Undeclared Total
Total superdelegate endorsements: 1

(0 wobblers)

5

(0 wobblers)

1 (+1 Unnamed)

(0 wobbling Clinton, 0 wobbling Obama)

7 (+1 Unnamed)
Total pledged delegates 6 9 n/a 15
Grand delegate total 7 14 1 (+1 Unnamed) 22 (+1 Unnamed)

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

Vermont receives a total of 31 delegates[8]

  • 23 pledged delegates
    • 15 district-level delegates
    • 5 at-large delegates
    • 3 party leaders/elected officials
  • 8 unpledged (superdelegate) delegates
    • 5 Democratic National Committee members
    • 2 members of Congress
    • 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 Vermont is here.

Articles and resources

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 New York Times, Vermont Primary Results, Accessed March 15, 2008
  2. 2.0 2.1 Roll Call, 2008 Presidential Endorsement List [1] February 15, 2008
  3. CapitaleEye.com, "Money to Superdelegates," Accessed March 11, 2008.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 USA TODAY Vermont Primary Results[2] March 28, 2008
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 Dem Con Watch as of February 15, 2008.
  6. Dem Con Watch As of February 15, 2008
  7. Associated Press, "Obama Gaining Ground with Superdelegates - Who are Following Voters' Lead" Provided by FoxNews.com, February 22, 2008
  8. 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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