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Article: Superdelegates worry that decision could divide Dems
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- New Haven Register
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- February 18, 2008
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By Gregory B. Hladky Capitol Bureau Chief
HARTFORD -- They don't usually wear capes, aren't faster than
speeding bullets and can't jump over tall buildings with a single
bound. But the "superdelegates" just may decide who wins the
Democratic presidential nomination.
Connecticut will have 12 superdelegates to the Democratic
National Convention at the end of August. They are all top
Democratic elected officials or longtime party insiders who could
help choose between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton if the race
were to remain tight.
At the moment, six of Connecticut's superdelegates have endorsed
Obama, one has endorsed Clinton, four remain uncommitted, and one
"at large" delegate will be ...