Clinton Campaign Forgot to Put 10% of their Delegates on the PA Ballots

[JPZenger]

http://www.philly.com/philly/hp/news_update/15759032.html

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"Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign failed to file a full slate of convention delegate candidates for Pennsylvania's April 22 primary...This despite ... a Rendell-ordered extension of the filing deadline that could be viewed as more than just coincidental.

It appears Clinton came up 10 or 11 candidates short across a number of congressional districts, including two in Philadelphia. That's close to 10 percent of the 103 delegates to be decided by voters.

It appears the shortage would've been double that if Rendell hadn't extended last week's candidate filing deadline by a day and a half, ostensibly due to bad weather. Under Democratic Party rules ... a presidential candidate winning in a congressional district gets delegates from that district (assigned at a later date) whether he or she files slates delegates or not.

..For a national campaign stressing competence, experience, "ready day one," one might expect a full slate in what could be a key state. Especially given the backing of big-shot party leaders. "The Clinton people had the support of the ward structure here in Philadelphia," says Philly attorney Seth Williams, Obama's eastern Pennsylvania coordinator. "We just had grass-roots volunteers." ...Hanna says before the deadline extension Clinton could have been 21 delegate candidates short.

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