Given the close nature of this years’ primaries, there seems to be a renewed interest in the role of delegates and superdelegates in the election. As recent posts on the blog show, the role of superdelegates is questionable yet nonetheless vital to this year’s election. In reading news today, however, I found something even more intriguing: Clinton’s new delegate strategy. Top-ranking campaign officials have confirmed that Clinton is pursuing a strategy of stealing currently pledged delegates (as opposed to officially un-pledged superdelegates) away from Obama. There is nothing that technically prohibits this strategy. I think it reveals two important things. First, it seems this strategy could be portrayed as weakness on the side of the Clinton campaign, having to do anything possible to gain extra possible votes. Second, I think it is good initial foreshadowing of events to come in the primaries. ‘As the race remains extremely close, the Clinton campaign has shown little qualms about resorting to questionable tactics. Will they pay off? Will Obama have to find a way to respond? Only time will tell.
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http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0208/8583.html
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