Obama, Hillary feud over role of 'super delegates'
Monday, 18 February 2008
WASHINGTON, Feb 17 (AFP): White House hopeful Senator Hillary Clinton clashed with rival Barack Obama over how the Democratic Party should choose its presidential nominee, saying unelected delegates were free to make up their own minds and not bound by the popular vote.
Trailing Obama in the nomination race after losing eight straight contests to the Illinois senator, Clinton and her advisers suggested hundreds of 'super delegates' -- party activists and elected lawmakers attending the Democratic convention in August -- were not bound by the results of voting in their states, US media reported.
"Super delegates are a part of the process," Clinton was quoted as saying by the Washington Post.
Trailing Obama in the nomination race after losing eight straight contests to the Illinois senator, Clinton and her advisers suggested hundreds of 'super delegates' -- party activists and elected lawmakers attending the Democratic convention in August -- were not bound by the results of voting in their states, US media reported.
"Super delegates are a part of the process," Clinton was quoted as saying by the Washington Post.