Post by Logan on May 4, 2016 10:40:36 GMT -6
Two weeks before Oregon's primary election, most of the state's Democratic superdelegates have already declared which presidential candidate they will support.
But among those 13 superdelegates, there is a mix of disdain, support and consideration for change.
Oregon's superdelegates are Gov. Kate Brown, Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum, six members of Congress, and five leaders of the Oregon Democratic Party. They are part of Oregon's total 74 delegates to the Democratic National Convention.
Superdelegates are different from regular delegates because they can vote for any candidate they want at the convention, where the nominee is selected. The Republican Party has superdelegates, but they are pledged to the state's primary winner.
Read more: www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/politics/2016/05/03/oregon-superdelegates-weigh-primary-process/83509954/
But among those 13 superdelegates, there is a mix of disdain, support and consideration for change.
Oregon's superdelegates are Gov. Kate Brown, Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum, six members of Congress, and five leaders of the Oregon Democratic Party. They are part of Oregon's total 74 delegates to the Democratic National Convention.
Superdelegates are different from regular delegates because they can vote for any candidate they want at the convention, where the nominee is selected. The Republican Party has superdelegates, but they are pledged to the state's primary winner.
Read more: www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/politics/2016/05/03/oregon-superdelegates-weigh-primary-process/83509954/