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Re: Superdelegates

From:ha16@hillaryclinton.com To: tflournoy11@gmail.com CC: re47@hillaryclinton.com, jpalmieri@hillaryclinton.com, john.podesta@gmail.com Date: 2016-02-12 18:09 Subject: Re: Superdelegates

Did someone send this to HRC? On Feb 12, 2016, at 3:06 PM, tina <tflournoy11@gmail.com> wrote: Both Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T ------------------------------ * Just so I'm clear--we're looking for a press strategy on this? Or a strategy to retain our people? On Fri, Feb 12, 2016 at 1:07 PM, tina <tflournoy11@gmail.com> wrote: > Yes, as I think it's gaining traction > Can you get a breakdown of the superdelegates? > > Race/ gender etc - > And some biographies of some of the superdelegates - are there still > Jackson DNC members? (Those added to DNC post a 1988 deal with Rev Jackson) > Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T > ------------------------------ > *From: * Jennifer Palmieri <jpalmieri@hillaryclinton.com> > *Date: *Fri, 12 Feb 2016 13:04:41 -0500 > *To: *Tina Flournoy<tflournoy11@gmail.com> > *Cc: *John Podesta<john.podesta@gmail.com>; Robby Mook< > re47@hillaryclinton.com>; Huma Abedin<ha16@hillaryclinton.com> > *Subject: *Re: Superdelegates > > We need to figure this out. > > > On Fri, Feb 12, 2016 at 1:02 PM, tina <tflournoy11@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Do we have a message around this? >> >> The massive victory by Bernie Sanders in New Hampshire was a pivotal >> moment in the race for the Democratic nomination. >> >> Taken with the close results in Iowa, one thing is increasingly clear: >> This is going to be a long primary season, and every single delegate is >> going to be important. >> >> Which is why many Sanders supporters were shocked to see what the news >> media had to say about the delegate count on Wednesday morning. Even though >> Bernie won New Hampshire by an absolute landslide, the press claimed that >> he and Hillary Clinton were leaving the state with an equal number of >> delegates -- because most of the state's superdelegates are promising to >> vote for Hillary at the convention. >> >> Here's how it works. In addition to the thousands of pledged delegates, >> who are allotted to each campaign based on primary and caucus results, >> there are 712 superdelegates -- made up of Democratic elected officials and >> party insiders -- who get to vote on who the party's nominee should be at >> the convention. >> >> If the race is close, superdelegates could determine who the nominee will >> be regardless of who the majority of voters supported. Pretty undemocratic, >> isn't it? >> >> I think the race for who the Democratic nominee will be should be decided >> by the voters, not by a handful of party elites. If you agree, please sign >> my petition with Democracy for America calling on all Democratic >> superdelegates to pledge right now that they will support the candidate who >> wins the popular vote.< >> http://act.democracyforamerica.com/sign/RobertReichSuperdelegates/?t=1&akid=7396.2141088.--fppZ >> > >> >> This isn't the first time that Democrats have raised concerns over the >> superdelegate system. >> >> In 2008, when the race between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton was at >> its closest, some people thought that superdelegates would be able change >> the results of the nomination process. >> >> My friends at Democracy for America took action then as well. In 2008, >> more than 60,000 DFA members signed and delivered a petition to Democratic >> Party leadership asking superdelegates not to overturn the will of the >> voters. And that year, they didn't. Most superdelegates either changed >> their support or waited to choose a side until after Obama won the majority >> of delegates pledged through the primary process. >> >> Unfortunately, the party failed to reform this unfair and undemocratic >> part of the nomination process in the years since President Obama was >> elected. Now, we're facing another potential crisis in the party. >> >> If supporters of either candidate walk away from this process feeling >> cheated because party insiders nullified their votes, it will be impossible >> to put together a winning coalition in November. >> >> Holding on to the White House in 2016 is extremely important. We can't >> afford to let party elites jeopardize that by ignoring the will of the >> voters. Join me and DFA in telling superdelegates to pledge to support the >> popularly-elected winner of the nomination now.< >> http://act.democracyforamerica.com/sign/RobertReichSuperdelegates/?t=2&akid=7396.2141088.--fppZ >> > >> >> Thanks for signing this important petition and passing it along to your >> friends. >> >> - Robert >> >> Robert Reich >> Former Secretary of Labor >> >> [http://act.democracyforamerica.com/o.gif?akid=7396.2141088.--fppZ] >> DONATE< >> https://secure.actblue.com/contribute/page/superdelegates?refcode=CSD021216RRw&refcode2=7396&akid=7396.2141088.--fppZ >> > >> Paid for by Democracy for America, >> http://www.democracyforamerica.com/?t=3&akid=7396.2141088.--fppZ< >> http://www.democracyforamerica.com?akid=7396.2141088.--fppZ> and not >> authorized by any candidate. Contributions to Democracy for America are not >> deductible for federal income tax purposes. >> Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T > > >