Posted at April 29, 2008 at 2:24 pm
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Barack Obama gained the support from one of Iowa’s superdelegates. Richard Machacek announced today that he has decided to support Barack Obama. Machacek, from Buchanan County, is a member of the State Central Committee and Democratic National Committee.
“I think it needs to be over, and in good conscience, I can’t fly in the face of my precinct, county and district,” Machacek told The Des Moines Register in a telephone interview. “The raw numbers coming out of the district conventions really sat me down hard.”
Obama leads the Iowa superdelegate count with 5, while Clinton has 3, and 3 remain undeclared.
Obama Supporters
Richard Machacek
U.S. Rep. Dave Loebsack
Gov. Chet Culver
Treasurer Michael Fitzgerald
deputy state party Chairwoman Sarah Swisher
Clinton Supporters
U.S. Rep. Leonard Boswell,
Iowa Senate Majority Leader Mike Gronstal
DNC member Sandy Opstvedt
Undeclared Superdelegates
U.S Senator Tom Harkin
U.S. Rep. Bruce Braley
state party Chairman Scott Brennan
Read more at Century of the Common Iowan.
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Posted at March 18, 2007 at 3:23 am
Excerpt:
As campaigning in the Iowa caucuses continues, it’s worth noting that long before the first primary, candidates are already recieving the support of delegates at the 2008 Democratic National Convention. DNC rules provides for “Super Delegates,” these are all elected Democratic Senators, Congressmen and Governors as well as all sitting members of the DNC. All […]
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Posted at March 4, 2007 at 8:54 pm
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John Deeth linked to the National Journal’s ranking of all the members of Congress from most liberal to least liberal. What’s interesting is that, despite the big Democratic year in 2006, Iowa’s most liberal congressman got defeated. That title was held by Republican Jim Leach. Leach was one of the last of the liberal Republicans […]
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