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The DNC will convene its rules and bylaws committee on the last day of May to consider two challenges, that, if successful, could change the delegate math just as the primary season is about to close. But the date of the meeting may be too late for Hillary Clinton, something her campaign is bound to notice.
TO: DNC Rules and Bylaws Committee Members
FROM: Alexis Herman & Jim Roosevelt, Jr., Co-Chairs
DNC Rules and Bylaws Committee (RBC)
SUBJECT: Meeting Announcement–May 31, 2008
DATE: April 25, 2008
Realizing that members have very busy schedules, we wanted to notify you as soon as possible that the RBC will meet on Saturday, May 31, 2008 in Washington, D.C. We are asking members to arrive on Friday, May 30, 2008 in time for a private informal dinner with us. While we expect the RBC meeting to last most of the day on Saturday, we are asking members not to make their departure plans until Sunday.
The main item of business on the Committee’s agenda will be the consideration of two pending challenges.
We hope you are able to attend this very important RBC meeting. Further information, including meeting agenda and meeting logistics, will be forwarded to you in the near future.
Please note that this is an official meeting of the RBC. Therefore, we would like to remind members of the attendance requirement established in the Bylaws (Article Two, Section 10.(g)). Members who miss three consecutive RBC meetings are deemed to have resigned from the Committee. Registering a proxy, while important for establishing a quorum and assuring your vote is represented, does not count for the purpose of attendance at a meeting.
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Link:
http://marcambinder.theatlantic.com/archives/2008/04/the_dnc_will_convene_its.php**************************************************************************************
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TO: DNC Rules and Bylaws Committee Members
DNC Rules and Bylaws Committee (RBC)
SUBJECT: Meeting Announcement--May 31, 2008
Marc Ambinder at theAtlantic.com reports that the rules and bylaws committee of the Democratic National Committee will meet on May 31st to hear two challenges (from Michigan and Florida) that "could change the delegate math just as the primary season is about to close."
But as Ambinder notes, the meeting -- coming so late in May -- could be too late for Clinton.
So what's all this fuss about Delegate Counts ? by Richard Owl Mirror
Folks, barring an absolute meltdown of the process and Sen Obama's campaign, it is a mathamatical certainty that Sen Clinton can not gain enough delegates to win the nomination according to the DNC rules. The only possibility for a successful nomination of Sen Hillary Clinton is if the Democratic National Committee dismisses it's Rules and Bylaws entirely for her benefit. If that occurs, the Democrat Party will cease being relevant in American politics.<snip>
Link:
http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.jsp?articleId=281474977332439&grpId=3659174697244816&nav=Groupspace************************************************************************************
And last...
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As of today, April 23, 2008 the Democrat candidate counts are as follows:
1,719 Obama 1,586 Clinton
1,487 Pledged:
1,331 Pledged:
232 Superdels: 255 Superdels:
Either Candidate needs a minimum of 2025 delegates to win the nomination.
Now if one of the candidates were to win every remaining primary and obtain every superdelegate available the total would be 503 delegates.
That means Sen Barack Obama would have 2222 delegates
If Sen Hillary Clinton were to garner all remaining delegates, she would have 2089
Hillary Clinton has a cushion of 64 delegates and Barack Obama has a cushion of 197.
The breakdown is 95 superdelegates and 408 pledged delegates.
If Hillary garnered ALL pledged delegates and NO superdelegates, she would have 1994.
If Obama garnered ALL pledged delegates and NO superdelegates, he would have 2127
If Obama obtained NO pledged delegates and ALL superdelegates, he would have 1814
That would mean Obama would need all 95 superdelegates and 211 out of the 408 available
Right now, Hillary Clinton needs 439 delegates, regardless of where they come from. That's 439 out of 503 available. Something tells me that Barack Obama is going to gain at least 64 delegates from the remaining contests between May 3rd and June 3rd.
May 3
Guam caucuses-------------- 4 (5) total = 9
May 6
Indiana primary------------ 72 (13) total = 85
North Carolina primary-- 115 (19) total = 134
May 13
West Virginia primary---- 28 (11) total = 39
May 20
Kentucky primary--------- 51 (9) total = 60
Oregon primary----------- 52 (13) total = 65
June 1
Puerto Rico primary------- 55 (8) total = 63
June 3
Montana primary---------- 16 (9) total = 25
South Dakota primary---- 15 (8) total = 23
{first number are pledged delegates}
{second number in ( ) is the number of superdelegates}
Clinton told supporters in her victory speech in Pennsylvania that "the tide has turned."
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I don't understand how she believes she can win without altering the rules.
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Link:
http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.jsp?articleId=281474977330832THAT... is gonna be one interesting meeting!!!
:shrug: