Democratic Party leaders already had a say in how delegates would be divided in each state. Should the super-delegates, add on delegates over-ride the power of the people, many may pay later in their own elections.
CNN Reports Obama 1451 delegates Clinton 1365 delegates
(Net the Truth Online)
Yet Another Democratic Wrinkle: Add-Ons
By JUNE KRONHOLZ
March 4, 2008; Page A7
Yet Another Democratic Wrinkle: Add-Ons
By JUNE KRONHOLZ
March 4, 2008; Page A7
The 4,048 Democrats who will meet in August to nominate a presidential candidate include district-level delegates, state-level delegates, pledged delegates, unpledged delegates, party-leader delegates, distinguished party-leader delegates. Then there are add-on delegates, and in some states, add-on applications are now open.
Add-ons are unpledged delegates who are added on to each state's allocation of superdelegates as a sort of convention party favor. There are 76 add-ons this year, or about as many delegates as those allotted to Idaho, Hawaii and Delaware combined.
Add-ons are "an incredibly convoluted solution to a particular problem," says Democratic strategist Tad Devine, who says he helped invent add-ons at 2:30 one morning in 1988. The add-ons further complicate the nominating process and diminish the role of the voters, he and other insiders complain.
But Illinois Sen. Barack Obama currently leads New York Sen. Hillary Clinton by 110 delegate votes, and if the nomination comes down to a delegate hunt after today's tight Texas and Ohio primaries, the add-ons will be key prey. That's because most add-ons won't be chosen until state conventions weeks from now, giving the campaigns time to lobby for their supporters.
States are allotted one add-on for every four seats they have on the Democratic National Committee. Most states have just one or two add-ons; California has five.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120459957133109581.html?mod=special_page_campaign2008_leftbox
Don't Forget About the "Add-On Delegates"
"The 4,048 Democrats who will meet in August to nominate a presidential candidate include district-level delegates, state-level delegates, pledged delegates, unpledged delegates, party-leader delegates, distinguished party-leader delegates," reports the Wall Street Journal. "Then there are add-on delegates, and in some states, add-on applications are now open."
"Add-ons are unpledged delegates who are added on to each state's allocation of superdelegates as a sort of convention party favor. There are 76 add-ons this year, or about as many delegates as those allotted to Idaho, Hawaii and Delaware combined."
http://politicalwire.com/archives/2008/03/04/dont_forget_about_the_addon_delegates.html
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