2—The Daily Collegian Monday, Nov. 30, 1987
Democrats unsure
of party nominee
for 1988 election
By RICHARD L. VERNACI
Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON, D C. - The over
whelming majority of Democratic
leaders who are automatic delegates
to next summer’s national convention
have no clear idea who they want as
the party’s 1988 presidential nominee,
according to the campaign season’s
first Associated Press delegate sur
vey.
Democratic delegates who are un
committed 278 outnumber those
with an early candidate preference
by nearly 4-1. The leader among the
candidates, Massachusetts Gov. Mi
chael Dukakis, has lined up just 23
delegates who will cast 22.5 votes at
the convention.
To gauge the extent of candidate
support two months before the first
1988 presidential caucus, the Asso
ciated Press interviewed 354 of the
416 Democratic superdelegates, a
group that includes members of the
Democratic National Committee,
governors and past party leaders.
The AP survey found that Missouri
Rep. Richard Gephardt trails Duka
kis with 13 convention votes while
Illinois Sen. Paul Simon has 12.
Sen. Albert Gore Jr. has 10.55, Jesse
Jackson 9.8 and Bruce Babbitt four.
But these early commitments
largely represent “favorite son” sup
port and their significance is far
overshadowed by the 278 superdele
gates who say they are uncommitted.
In all, 76 superdelegates expressed a
preference for one candidate or an
other.
“To be honest, I’m undecided and
not particularly happy about it,” said
Kathy Farley, a Democratic National
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Committee member from Colorado.
Elaine Kamarck, who tracks dele
gates for Babbitt, and Matt Seyfang,
who handles these duties for Ge
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selves so soon after the campaign
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