The state also has 25 so-called superdelegates, a group of about 800 party insiders and elected Democrats who get a vote at the convention ... Superdelegates could increase her support, but not necessarily enough to reverse Barack Obama's overall lead ...

" The former first lady spoke to the major news networks in Washington as her campaign looked to parlay her lopsided victory in West Virginia into a last-ditch effort to persuade superdelegates to give her flagging candidacy another look. ...

The state also has 25 so-called superdelegates, a group of about 800 party insiders and elected Democrats who get a vote at the convention ... She'd likely pick up an additional advantage in superdelegates _ enough to give her a boost but not reverse ...

Obama won Vermont Tuesday night and will take some delegates from all four states in yesterday's primaries -- meaning superdelegates will likely make the final decision on the Democratic nomination ... Obama had a total of 1,466 delegates, ...

For that reason, an Obama win would have a huge impact on the undeclared superdelegates, who hold the nomination in their hands ... That's because a blowout loss would give Clinton a substantial haul of delegates, make a big impression on the ...

Apart from delegates resulted from state-by-state primaries andcaucuses, the Democratic nomination convention also includes 796 "superdelegates" -- officeholders and party officials who automatically have votes. According to a recent survey ...

Theoretically, we wouldn't need primaries with IRV  Practically though, primaries help us get to know the candidates, and whittle down the field  It would be impractical to have an IRV election with 50 candidates Ideally, a much shorter ...

She released a last-minute ad Tuesday featuring Osama bin Laden that questioned Obama's toughness, one of the central arguments she's made to superdelegates in the waning days of this campaign ... And that could render her victory here ...

Stupak would award the state's remaining 73 delegates -- including superdelegates, who are committed to no one -- based on the percentages Clinton and Obama have in the popular vote nationwide after the last primary in June. Right now, ...

For that reason, an Obama win would have a huge impact on the undeclared superdelegates, who hold the nomination in their hands ... That's because a blowout loss would give Clinton a substantial haul of delegates, make a big impression on the ...

Neither of the two rivals appears able to win enough delegates through primaries and caucuses to prevail in their historic race for the nomination, a development that has elevated the importance of nearly 800 elected officials and party leaders who ...

Clinton's advisers are hoping all of that will be noticed by the superdelegates, the nearly 800 party and elected officials who hold the balance of power in selecting the nominee ... " Last week, Tennessee's Democratic governor, Phil ...

In the overall race to reach 2,025 delegates, Clinton leads Obama 1,135 to 1,106 delegates, including the so-called superdelegates, who are not bound to vote for a specific candidate, according to The Associated Press ... A8 CLINTON RETAINS ...

Clinton remains considerably ahead in superdelegates, who are party officials, elected officials and others who can vote however they choose at the nominating convention ... Needed to nominate: 2,025 REPUBLICAN McCain: 843 Romney: ...

Obama continues to hold a lead among pledged delegates and has narrowed Clinton's gap among superdelegates. But those in the Democratic Party who hoped an Obama win Tuesday would end the race and end a campaign that has ...