http://www.citizensugar.com/ Breaking News, Together. en http://www.citizensugar.com/1092871 <p>Or close, anyway! It's your one-stop shop for definitions, delegate counts, and a chance to <a href="http://www.citizensugar.com/1090963" >predict who will win each contest</a> tonight with our patented CitizenSugar Junior Super Tuesday ballot.<br /> <span class="inline left"><img src="http://images.teamsugar.com/files/upl0/10/104169/10_2008/dv055040b.preview.jpg" alt="" title="" class="image preview" height="363" width="550"></span><br /> On the info-front, want to calculate <a href="http://www.citizensugar.com/1083060" >every possible delegate scenario</a> tonight and see the outcomes? And just what is happening with the crazy <a href="http://www.citizensugar.com/1091623" >Texas primary/caucus hybrid</a> anyway? Want to figure out once and for all what the heck a <a href="http://www.citizensugar.com/1049191" >superdelegate</a> is? And <a href=" http://www.citizensugar.com/950242" >caucuses</a> — just how are they different from primaries? We've got you covered.</p> <p>Oh, and just for fun, and because <a href="http://www.citizensugar.com/1092624" >Hillary had her turn</a> on <b>The Daily Show</b> last night, here's one more look at our famous <a href="http://www.citizensugar.com/1016898" >McCain Singing/Obama Dancing Mash-Up</a>. Now that's music to our ears.</p> <p><a href="http://www.gettyimages.com" target="_blank">Source</a></p> http://www.citizensugar.com/1092871#comment 2008 Presidential Election Barack Obama Caucus Hillary Clinton John McCain Junior Super Tuesday Superdelegate Texas Tue, 04 Mar 2008 12:30:05 -0800 CitizenSugar http://www.citizensugar.com/1092871 http://www.citizensugar.com/1049191 <p><span class="inline left"><img src="http://images.teamsugar.com/files/upl0/19/193328/07_2008/1511593.preview.jpg" alt="" title="" class="image right preview" height="230"></span>Superdelegates are<a href="http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/02/16/the-early-word-superdelegate-dilemma/" target="_blank"> party officials and elected officeholders</a> from across the country that have an individual vote at their respective party's nominating convention. They include Senators, Congresspeople, governors, former presidents and vice presidents. Other superdelegates are ordinary people who work in state and local party operations.</p> <p> At the Democratic National convention almost 800 superdelegates will vote with the 3,000 pledged delegates chosen through primaries and caucuses. Because superdelegates control 40 percent of the votes needed to secure the nomination, their existence makes sure the party establishment approves of the nominee. The candidate who wins the most total delegates, committed and super, wins the nomination.</p> <p>Right now both Democratic campaigns are putting enormous pressure on the superdelegates. According to party rules, the superdelegates are free to vote with their conscience, but many believe it will be undemocratic if they defy the voters' choice and bolster the candidate who did not win the majority of pledged delegates, giving him or her the nomination. Being political creatures, the superdelegates are likely to consider political factors when making their decisions.</p> <p><a href="http://www.gettyimages.com/" target="_blank">Source</a></p> http://www.citizensugar.com/1049191#comment 2008 Presidential Election Definition Superdelegate Mon, 18 Feb 2008 03:00:09 -0800 LibertySugar http://www.citizensugar.com/1049191