Campaigns Can Prune Delegate Candidates

by Julia Rosen [courtesy of Calitics - Front Page]

When you show up to the district level caucuses this weekend, you may be in for a surprise.  Under the rules listed in the Delegate Selection Plan (pdf) the campaigns must file with the CDP chair by today at 5 pm a list of candidates for delegate that number at least three times the number of slots that they approve.  This is Rule 12. E(1) Reg 4.23.

There are 241 district level slots (121 females, 120 males) and there are over 2,350 candidates running.  Assuming that both campaigns take the time to go through the names and pick out only three per slot that means that there will only be 723 viable candidates this weekend.  The deadline to submit the approved names just passed, so we should know the deal some time soon.

This is all part of the process and it makes total sense for the campaigns to spend the time going through the names and double checking that they have strong candidates for their delegate slots.  While it seems unlikely that we will head to the convention not having a single candidates, the campaigns need to work hard now just in case.

Are you a delegate candidate that has been contacted by the campaign?  Any of the CDP staff who wants to weigh in here?  Don't forget to go to the CDP website and see where your caucus locations is located this weekend.  I know they have been firming up locations.