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Obama takes South Carolina
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Posted 2008-01-29, 07:31 PM in reply to
D3V
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"Sure didn't. But Hillary somehow has..."
Hillary has a "lead" only because of superdelegates, who are important members of the Democratic party and act as delegates at the Democratic National Convention. Because everyone assumed Hillary would win easily and because she represents the establishment, she currently has more superdelegates "committed". They can change their mind up until the convention, though. Also, most superdelegates haven't picked anyone yet, and since practically everyone in the Democratic party now hates Hillary...
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