And Clinton is looking for some development to shake confidence in Obama so that superdelegates - Democratic party leaders and elected officials who are free to make up their own minds about which candidate to support - overturn his lead among the ...

May 19--HARRODSBURG -- In the final hurried push for votes before Tuesday's election, both Democratic presidential campaigns have marshaled current and former governors and senators, an entertainer or two and even a few superdelegates from across ...

Clinton declared Wednesday that she is the leader in the popular vote in the Democratic primary, including Florida and Michigan -- an indication, her campaign said, that superdelegates, who likely will settle the race, should choose her ... ...

Two states have broken the rules with earlier-than- allowed primaries, and two candidates are dueling for an advantage among superdelegates who could hold the key to the nomination ... Democrats also are divided over the proper role of ...

The question is: Are Democratic superdelegates from Massachusetts prepared to be part of a process that strips Obama of a prize that he earned through the process? Ask U ... Are Clinton supporters really prepared to tell black America that this ...

A candidate needs 2,025 to claim the nomination, a figure that neither Clinton nor Obama can reach without the votes of so-called superdelegates - party officials and elected Democrats who are awarded automatic seats ... Clinton and Obama are ...

And if it's still a draw after all of that, this historic campaign could be left in the hands of the superdelegates -- the party insiders who make up about 20 percent of the delegate total ... But Clinton's top strategist, Mark Penn, had a different ...

" Clinton advisers have said that superdelegates should support the candidate who they believe would be the best nominee and the best president, while Obama advisers have argued that superdelegates should reflect the will of the voters and also take ...

Richardson's endorsement could help Obama in the 10 nominating contests between now and June, especially among Latinos, while also providing a nudge for superdelegates -- party leaders and elected officials -- still on the fence ... "I ...

"How will the press and the superdelegates react if Clinton wins by 30 points, 40 points, even 50 points?" he said ... Party leaders have been stepping up pressure for superdelegates to announce their choices in June - not to wait until the ...

" Overall, Obama has a lead of 105 -- 1,567 to 1,462 -- including the unelected and unpledged superdelegates who have endorsed a candidate ... " From here on, whatever the level of dialogue, the race will be focused on impressing the ...

Obama's defenders argue that "superdelegates'' - party leaders and current and former elected officials - should not decide the nomination ... But Obama fears a close heat heading into the convention would favor Clinton because she has a ...

Obama, the first African-American to win a major party's presidential nomination, sealed his nomination as a flood of superdelegates announced their support for him today ... For those reasons, those outside the Clinton campaign are ...

A resilient Barack Obama countered with fresh pledges of support from superdelegates and said his lead remained intact ... That left weeks for public campaigning, millions more to be spent on television ads, probably one more debate and plenty of ...

Snapshot Superdelegates: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Tuesday she favors a reduction in the number of superdelegates - and their oversize influence - in choosing the Democratic Party's nominee ... There are nearly 800 superdelegates - ...