Vermont’s seven Democratic superdelegates will cast
their votes at the national convention for the candidate of
their choice, and not necessarily the candidate preferred by voters in the March 4 primary. We talk with two
superdelegates about the role they play in
deciding the Democratic candidate.
Also, reporter Louis Porter analyzes
some of the big stories in Montpelier and we listen back to some of the
voices in the week’s news.
Senator Bernie
Sanders is an Independent. And he says he’ll stay that way, steering clear of
endorsing either Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama in the race for the Democratic
nomination for president.
With
nominating contests in Wisconsin
and Hawaii out of the way, the Democratic presidential
candidates are turning their attention to the next round of primaries.
On
May 27, 2007 Former President Bill Clinton delivered the keynote address to
the Middlebury College graduating class of 2007. Speaking to a larger than
usual crowd, the former president stressed the importance of building "community"
in the world. VPR was there as the former president took the podium.