I graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of Missouri-Columbia and received two degrees: Journalism and Political Science. I also spent a year studying abroad in Singapore, where I studied with former TIME magazine journalists and tracked terrorist group movements in Southeast Asia as part of an investigative piece. I also received an International Radio and Television Society Fellowship and worked in the breaking news department of World News Tonight.
I joined the news team at KXAN Austin News in March of 2005.
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B Johnson // Mar 16th 2008 at 4:16 pm
Jenny,
A question for you.
If the delegates and the superdelegates can vote as the please not necessarily representing the voters of their precincts, then why should a voter even bother to vote when there isn’t any real representation of the majority ?
Jenny Hoff // Mar 16th 2008 at 6:03 pm
Typically, the superdelegates do support who the majority of their party voted for because the aim of the convention is to build excitement and not division. By the time the DNC rolls around, there is usually a clear nominee. This will be one of the rare times the superdelegates will have an impact and it will mostly come down to a lot of wooing the delegates at the convention. The party sets its own rules and these are the rules those who are actively involved in the process for the democratic side have decided. They can change the rules at any time and may do so if this proves to be too convoluted and unfair a process.
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