Democratic primary: Quiet battle for the other delegates
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The Christian Science Monitor - As the Democratic presidential contest grinds its way through primary states and caucuses, the quest for "superdelegates" â a fifth of the total number of delegates available in the nominating process â is picking up intensity.
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The Democratic candidates are aggressively pursuing members of the group that could serve as tiebreakers at the partyâs convention.
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Democratic congressmen from Florida and Michigan asked national party chairman Howard Dean on Tuesday why he has been silent about punishing New Hampshire if it moves up its presidential primary while their states may lose all their delegates.
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They go gentle at this week's debate, but attacks are likely to intensify as primaries near.
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The Democratic presidential race has developed a different and welcome dynamic -- a sharp competition among the leading candidates to become champions of urban America.
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Democratic rivals Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama slugged it out in a new round of presidential nominating contests Saturday, scrambling for precious delegates and an elusive edge.
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Some senior Democrats plan to remain neutral for now in the presidential race in part to keep open the option to broker a peaceful resolution to a tight contest.
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Sens. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama each won at least eight delegates in New Hampshire's Democratic primary, with six delegates still to be allocated, an AP analysis of primary results showed.
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ANKENY, Iowa  - In Iowa's unpredictable Democratic presidential scramble, a voter's second choice can be as important as the first -- and ultimately could make the difference in a tight race.
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The dwindling group of the so-called superdelegates who are undecided in the Democratic presidential contest face strong political crosscurrents.
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Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton emerged from "Super Tuesday" with a small lead in the Democratic presidential nomination fight, capitalizing on strong support from women, lower income voters and Latinos to put some distance between herself and Barack Obama in the all-important battle for delegates.
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The Democratic presidential candidates have moved from the politics of piling on to the politics of unity.
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Michael Markman asked his rep to support Senator Obama, because his district went for him in the Washington caucus last Saturday. The response he got is one we've heard frequently. What about Kennedy and Kerry, will they vote for Clinton because Massachusetts went for her? What I said: "They're independent questions. It's a rhetorical trick to try to invalidate your opinion or confuse you. You want your rep to support Obama. Period. Let's send emails to Kerry and Kennedy saying the same thing." In any case... I don't think it's going to be such a big issue.  The remaining primaries are a referendum on the two candidates. The voters of Virginia, Maryland, DC, Wisconsin, Vermont, Rhode Island, Ohio, Texas, Pennsylvania, et al, will decide. Whoever they choose will be the nominee. The super-delegates who invalidate that decision do so at considerable risk. In the age of the Internet, we have excellent communication tools. There will be no way to hide such a decision. That's what makes 2008 different.
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Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama are locked in a drawn-out war of attrition for the Democratic presidential nomination, sure to be fighting for delegates beyond next Tuesday no matter who comes out ahead on the primary season's biggest day.
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THE RACE: The presidential race for Democrats, Republicans in Virginia.
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As Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama  battle to be the Democratic presidential nominee, the winner  could be determined by primaries held weeks ago in Florida and  Michigan, even though the party decided to ignore their  results.
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The contest for MarylandÃ¢ÂÂs Democratic Senate nomination has had some twists and turns, a predictable outcome of having 17 candidates file to run in TuesdayÃ¢ÂÂs primary.