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Hey Dude. It's Bill Clinton.

By wt

Not all Superdelegates are party elites:

It could all come down to the preference of Jason Rae, a Marquette University student who has never even voted in a presidential election.

Or Melissa Schroeder, a party activist from Wausau.

Or Awais Khaleel, a student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

The three, all members of the Democratic National Committee, are among 796 "super delegates," a bloc of political free agents who will make up nearly 20% of all the voting delegates at the party's August convention.

These poor kids are taking calls from Democratic party big wigs.

Bill called last Friday, just as Rae was headed to dinner with friends, hoping he'd back Hillary. When John [Kerry] called, suggesting Obama, Rae was driving to the grocery store with a friend.

"I said, 'Hi, Senator Kerry, how are you?' " said Rae, noting his friend "looked at me, like, 'Are you for real?' "

Yes. And for real when former (and possibly future) first daughter Chelsea called. And former Secretary of State Madeline Albright. Both were backing Clinton.

Amazing.

Full post as published by Expressio Unius on February 11, 2008 (boomark / email).