Before his spirited speech to the California Democratic Party state convention, Clinton met privately with more than a dozen national Democratic "superdelegates" whose votes may be crucial in deciding the winner of the presidential nomination ... ...

Before his spirited speech to the California Democratic Party state convention, Clinton met privately with more than a dozen national Democratic "superdelegates" whose votes may be crucial in deciding the winner of the presidential nomination ... ...

Clinton communications director Howard Wolfson on Friday excoriated MSNBC's David Shuster for suggesting the Clinton campaign had "pimped out" Chelsea, 27, by having her phone celebrities and "superdelegates" on her mother's behalf ... bill ...

Obama's lead in delegates won at the ballot box is partially offset by Clinton's advantage among superdelegates -- members of Congress, governors and other party leaders who are unpledged to either candidate ... The former first lady lost two ...

And little-known party activists who serve as superdelegates found themselves in an unusual spotlight ... San Francisco District Attorney Kamala Harris, an Obama supporter, addressed the convention before Bill Clinton and also had meetings with ...

30--Superdelegates at this weekend's state Democratic convention in San Jose might as well have bull's-eyes on their backs ... " Perez is one of about two dozen California superdelegates who have not committed to back Barack Obama or Hillary ...

By Adam Nagourney and Jeff Zeleny Lacking a clear route to the selection of a Democratic presidential nominee, the party's uncommitted superdelegates say they are growing increasingly concerned about the risks of a prolonged fight between Senators ...

What about the three superdelegates to be chosen in June? "A lot of people will make requests [to be superdelegates]," Rooney said ... One of the state's superdelegates, union official and Obama supporter Anna Burger, changed her ...

By Calvin Woodward Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Barack Obama pocketed the support of at least four Democratic convention superdelegates on Wednesday, building on the momentum from a convincing North Carolina primary victory ... She also ...

Some of these undeclared superdelegates -- including 12 from Maryland, the second-highest number of any state -- said they didn't pick up enough fresh information in the latest election to push them off the fence ... Superdelegates get an ...

That argument could be important if the race ultimately is decided by the 796 party leaders known as superdelegates, who control about 20 percent of the convention's votes. Superdelegates were created in the early 1980s to balance the ...

"If she continues to pound on him and he doesn't come back," it could prompt superdelegates -- the hundreds of party activists and elected officials who could decide the nomination -- to shift to Clinton, he said ... "At some point, the ...

There also are a group of national superdelegates from each state who automatically attend the national convention ... The national superdelegates are members of Congress, the Democratic National Committee and certain party ...

Despite a spate of recent defections, Clinton still holds a 241-199 edge among superdelegates ... One of Clinton's superdelegates, Rhode Island ...

Pelosi under fire on superdelegates WASHINGTON - Twenty top Democratic donors who are supporting Hillary Rodham Clinton criticized House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for saying superdelegates should support the presidential candidate with the most ...