# Clinton has 270.5 superdelegates?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clinton-has-270-5-superdelegates/448422>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [May 7, 2008, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clinton-has-270-5-superdelegates/448422 "2008-05-07T13:16:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2008, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clinton-has-270-5-superdelegates/448422/1 "2008-05-07T13:16:21Z")

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Per [this story](http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080507/ap_on_el_pr/campaign_delegates).

How does she get half of a superdelegate? Where’s the other half?

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**Author:** ![Freddy\_the\_Pig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a587f6/32.png) [@Freddy\_the\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freddy_the_Pig)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2008, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clinton-has-270-5-superdelegates/448422/2 "2008-05-07T13:39:40Z")

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It’s probably from [Democrats Abroad](http://www.thegreenpapers.com/P08/DA-D.phtml), which has eight superdelegates casting half a vote each.

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**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2008, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clinton-has-270-5-superdelegates/448422/3 "2008-05-07T13:39:51Z")

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She got 1 delegate for Democrats Abroad. They have a half-vote.  
_shakes fist_ Darn you, **Freddy**!