SmallGovTimes.comSuper delegates' choice may hinge on electability By: News Bites | Published on 03/09/08 Barack Obama says he's won more states, Hillary Rodham Clinton says she's won bigger states, and both say their primary-season performance makes them the more electable Democratic presidential nominee. The relative strength of their arguments could influence decisions made by hundreds of super delegates, the party leaders and elected officials likely to determine who tops the Democratic ticket. Students of the nomination process say the results so far tell little. "It's always very dubious to say somebody winning a primary or caucus will end up necessarily winning a general election," says Andrew Dowdle, a political scientist at the University of Arkansas. Original URL: http://www.smallgovtimes.com/story/08mar09.super.delegate.choices/index.html |