first of all, unpledged can change their minds at any time and the reason that we have unpledged delegates is because those are party leaders and elected officials we try to make sure that we have tremendous diversity at our convention."- but what about critics who say it's another way to protect clinton's path to the nomination?-(230-dsw) "oh, that's just typical campaign fodder...voters decide the outcome of elections, not political parties."- republicans, as you might imagine, are quick to criticize.-scott thuman(fox news clip w/ priebus@1:00) "you know...so if you talk about stacking the deck...ignoring the will of your party--that's what they're doing"-while the associated press says gop'ers have *some* free reign delegates, it's not *nearly* moment,-(graphic)trump with more simple 17, followed by cruz, rubio, kasich, and so on. -(scott/standup-tag) as for the clinton lead: sanders team says it's not too meaningful, since *those* voters can still change their minds at the convention--and they believes may do so, if sanders continues to gain momentum. in washington, i'm scott thuman3 3

they have two types, pledged and unpledged. pledged will vote for the candidate that won their statecandidate that won their state's. unpledged super delegates are not bound to vote for a leaders, members of congress, governors, state party chairs and city leaders. out of the 4763 delegates that will attend the convention, 712 of them are super delegates. 245 that is about 15%. after each nominating contest a candidate gets to receive delegates. to understand the paijt of super delegates, look at new hampshire. sanders won new hampshire in a landslide. he got 15 pledged delegates. clinton got 9. but clinton had worked to get six out of the eight super delegates to vote for her in convention. the other two are undecided. that this means at the end of the day clinton and new hampshire are tied in new hampshire having 15 delegates eached. across the country clinton have locked up super delegates. she can have a leaved over 400 delegates despite a handle fromdelegates despite a hand handful of woman mating. now you know how euclide

the democratic party has two types of delegates, pledged and unpledged. pledged about to vote for the candidate who when their states nominating caucus and unpledged delegates known as superdelegates are not bound to vote for any particular candidate or it superdelegates consist of party leaders like members of congress, governors, state party chairs and former leaders. delegates that will attend 712 of them are superdelegates. that is about 15%. after each nominating contest the candidate gets assigned delegates based on the percentage of those they received. superdelegates have let's look at new hampshire. sanders won in new hampshire landslide and he got 15 pledged delegates and clinton got nine but clinton had worked to get six out of the eight superdelegates to vote and the other two are undecided. this means at the end of the day clinton and sanders are tied in new hampshire having 15 delegates each. across the country clinton has locked up superdelegates even in states who have not voted yet. this is how she can have a lead of over 400 delegates de

the unpledged delegates are a separate category. the only thing available on the ballot in a primary and a caucus is the pledged delegates. those that are tied to the candidate that they are pledged to support and they receive a proportional number of delegates going into the -- going into our convention. unpledged delegates exist really to make sure that party leaders and elected officials don't have to be in a position where they are running against grassroots activists. we are, as a democratic party, really highlight and emphasize inexclusiveness and diversity at our convention and so we want to give every opportunity to grassroots activists and diverse committed democrats to be able to participate, attend and be a delegate at the convention. so we separate out those unpledged dealts to make sure that there isn't competition between them. >> i'm not sure that answer would satisfy an anxious young voter, but let's move on. here's a contrary concern that i do hear from some democrats out there. can bernie sanders, do you think, win

it's important to clarify the difference between pledged and unpledged, bret.imary and caucus, candidates come out with pledged delegates who are bound to support the candidate that earned that delegate. unpledged delegates are party leaders and elected officials who can makeup their mind at any point and change their mind. we separate those so we don't have party leaders running against the activists, but want to make sure are helping to diversify our conviction. that is something we take great pride in. a native american cancer survivor should have an opportunity to be delegates, too. they shouldn't have to deal with well known party leaders. >> i am not sure if that all fits on a bumper sticker for angry sanders supporters. looking through the exit polls and you see honest and trust worthy numbers and you see sanders getting 92% versus clinton's 6% is there a problem there for hillary clinton? >> you know, bret, i'm neutral when it comes to the outcome of the democratic primary so it's not for me to comment on the attributes or criticisms of our candidates.

. pledged delegates are bound to vote for the candidates. and unpledged delegates are not bound to vote for any particular candidates. super count -- and state party chairs and former leaders. out of the 4,763 delegates that will attend the convention, 712 are superdelegates. that's about 15 percent. after each nominating congress, candidate is assigned candidates. to understand the impact that superdelegates had, let's look at new hampshire. sanders won new hampshire in a landslide. he got 15 pledged delegates. clinton got 9. clinton worked to get six of the superdelegates to vote for her. the other two are undecided. this means at the end of the day, clinton and sanders are tied, having 15 delegates each. across the country, clinton locked up superdelegates. and this is how she can have a lead of over 400 delegates, despite a handful of nominating delegates held. now you know, how clinton could have a large lead over sanders. this washington, i'm ralphy williams. >> and polls begin closing at 7:00. cbs news, will have special beginning tomorrow at 10:00. . >>> nearly a perfect weekend

it's important to clarify the difference between pledged and unpledged, bret.ary and caucus, candidates come out with pledged delegates who are bound to support the candidate that earned that delegate. unpledged delegates are party leaders and elected officials who can makeup their mind at any point and change their mind. we separate those so we don't have party leaders running against the activists, but want to make sure are helping to diversify our conviction. that is something we take great pride in. a native american cancer survivor should have an opportunity to be delegates, too. they shouldn't have to deal with well known party leaders. >> i am not sure if that all fits on a bumper sticker for angry sanders supporters. looking through the exit polls and you see honest and trust worthy numbers and you see sanders getting 92% versus clinton's 6% is there a problem there for hillary clinton? >> you know, bret, i'm neutral when it comes to the outcome of the democratic primary so it's not for me to comment on the attributes or criticisms of our candidates. wh

[video clip] : the unpledged delegates are a separate category.he only ones available on the primary and caucus are the pledged delegates. those that are tied to the candidate their pledged to support and they receive a proportional number of delegates going into our convention. unpledged delegates exist to make sure that party leaders and elected officials do not have to be in a position or they are running against grassroots activists. as a democratic party we highlight and emphasize inclusiveness and diversity. we want to give every opportunity to grassroots activists and committed inocrats to participate the convention. unpledged democrats to make sure there are not competition between them. host: i'm not sure that would an anxious motor. you interpret a little of what the system, making sure party leaders and elected officials do not run against grassroots activists. guest: she is combining a couple of different possibilities. the delegates go where their state goes. superdelegates can go where they want. she is making the case superdelegates

unpledged delegates can change their mind at any time. the reason we have unpledged delegates is those are party leaders and elected officials. we haveo make sure tremendous diversity at our conventions. scott: what are critics who say it is another way to protect clinton's path to the nomination? schulz: typical campaign fodder. voters decide the outcome, not political parties. >> you talk about stacking the deck, ignoring the will of your party, that is what they are doing. scott: the associated press says gopers have some prearranged delegates, not nearly as many. trump as a more simple 17, followed by cruz, rubio, kasich, and so on. as for the clinton lee, sander'' says it is not to meaningful since the delegates can change their mind before the election. that could happen if sanders continues to gain momentum. scott thuman, abc7 news. jonathan: you know what, we made it, it is friday. tgif. beautiful sunrise. george sent this to us from prince frederick, maryland. goodpreciate you sending a you can send us your pictures. by you them

these superdelegates they unpledg they don't have to stay committed to who they are. i think that should have waited until closer to the convention a good example of how the superdelegates can tip the scales happened in 2008 when then senator hillary clinton had majority of the superdelegates heading into the national convention only to see them leave her and back then senator barrack obama. state senator ruben kihuen (key/win) another elected nevada superdelegate doesn't think that will happen again. i do feel all of that work since to payoff on saturday and that not only the the delegate vote too ruben kihuen who is not only campaigning for clinton he's also himself running district four says this week what's getting people support of the of the eight super-delegates in nevada... three back clinton... one backs sanders... and the remaining four are currently uncommited. nationally - according to "the hill" - 360 super- delegates back clinton - while less than a half dozen support sanders. forget coats and scarves. it's starting to feel like spring. temperatures reac

in fact he's the only one in washoe county. chris: the dnc calls them unpledged delegates but i guess super delegate has more flash . i kinda like it ha ha ha." being a super delegate means his vote is up to him. erik:"they get to go and they get to vote for whoever they want." the other 35 delegates... who will rise up through the caucuses this weekend will be obligated to a specific candidate. the super delegates can pledge their votes ahead of time...which could definitely change the political polls. but could they swing a nomination? chris:"it could swing a very very close national nomination...15% it not a negligible number." rest of the delegates show solidarity....the experts say it's pretty unlikely. eric:" they are a collection but not the majority ..far from it." say the state sent 23 delegates plus 8 super delegates. eric: so if i win 23 and the super delegates don't like me i win 23-8 and if i do that in every state the delegates go home mad but i go home with the nomination." we should note that the republican party elects all of it's delegates through the caucuses and ha

the key difference with this group, they're unpledged or not bound by the popular vote.this year democrats have 712, or roughly 15% of all delegates. if democratic members of congress, sitting governors, former governors, state and national party leaders, and some vips. >> the superdelegates really are there to allow the party to put that their thumb on the scale at the end of the day and to influence the party establishment will about who the c candidate should be. >> reporter: political scientist melinda jackson says superdelegates don't generally end up deciding nomination the. in fact they can flip their support if it's out of tune with what voters want. >> the superdelegates get to choose which candidate to support. and they can change their mind so they're unpledged up to the point of the convention. >> reporter: in a recent op ed called "confessions of a superdelegate" former new hampshire democratic party chair kathy sullivan echos this point. she writes "the superdelegates have never been the deciding votes in the nominating process. our goal is to elect democra

those unpledged delegates are elected officials, party leaders, people who have spent years and years in the democratic party, members of congress, our dnc members, our superdelegates, and they have the ability to decide who they choose to support at the convention at any point. so they are not actually -- whatever they're saying now, most of them presumably would remain committed to who they're committed to now, but they haven't all committed to a candidate and they're really free to decide up to july. if you didn't have superdelegatsuperdelegate s -- keep in mind we created superdelegates in 1984. this wasn't suddenly developed this election cycle. we do that so we make sure we can maximize the ability of real people to participate in our convention. if you look at our convention, it looks like the rainbow that is america. if you look at the republican convention, they put a little bit of the rainbow in front row then the rest of their convention is not so diverse. so it's really important that we make sure we separate the types of delegates. today in nevada, in new hampshire, in io

>> delegates are supporters in official positions, add-on delegates, unpledged delegates, but the belief is most of those clinton. nomination? >> you cannot. there are several things at stake there. the point is, many of these will be winner take all. , and take all of the delegates. it will make smoother sailing for him as we move forward. karen: cruz thinks he will do well in texas where there are 155 delegates, but it is proportional. if he does not do well in texas, that may not bode well for him moving on. florida winner take all, march 15. rubio is hoping >> to do well. >>but it is getting to florida. my colleagues are correct, especially with proportional allocation of these delegates. there is a numbers game, which is a real one, and then there is you are hurting the party, he is inevitable if you are the candidate that lost, you are putting the numbers game but you are also fighting that inevitability game. karen: editorial, here is how you stop trump. they want carson, john kasich, rubio, or cruz to drop stopping trump. is that a realistic plan? >> i described that editorial to

the key difference with this group, they're unpledged or not bound by the popular vote. year democrats have 712 or roughly 15% of all delegates. it's democratic members of congress, sitting governors, former governors, state and national party leaders and some vips. >> the super delegates really are there to allow the party to put their thumb on the scale at the end of the day and to influence the party establishment will about who the candidate should be. >> but political scientist linda jackson says they can flip their support if it's out of tune with what voters want. >> and the super delegates get to choose which candidate to support and they can change their mind. so they are unpledged up to the point of the convention. >> in a recent op-ed, former new hampshire democratic party chair kathy sullivan echos this point. she writes, quote, the super delegates have never been the deciding votes in the nominating process. our goal is to elect democrats to office. nothing more, nothing less. sanders supporters have created petitions chockful of hundreds of thousands of sig

these superdelegates they unpledge, they don't have to stay committed to who they are. i think that should have waited until closer to the convention a good example of how the superdelegates can tip the scales happened in 2008 when then senator hillary clinton had majority of the superdelegates heading into the national convention only to see them leave her and back then senator barrack obama. state senator ruben kihuen (key/win) another elected nevada superdelegate doesn't think that will happen again. i do feel all of that work since last year is going to payoff on saturday and that she is going to win not only the popular vote but the delegate vote too ruben kihuen who is not only campaigning for clinton he's also campaigning for himself running district four says this week what's most important is getting people out to caucus in support of the democrats super-delegates in nevada... three backs sanders... four are uncommited. nationally - according to "the delegates back clinton - while less than a half sanders. democratic presidential candidates are and nail. hillar

in fact he's the only one in washoe county. chris: the dnc calls them unpledged delegates but i guess super delegate has more flash . i kinda like it ha ha ha." being a super delegate means his vote is up to him. erik:"they get to go and they get to vote for whoever they want." the other 35 delegates... who will rise up through the caucuses this weekend will be candidate. the super delegates can pledge their votes ahead of time...which could definitely change the political polls. but could they swing a nomination? chris:"it could swing a very very close national nomination...15% it not a negligible number." so it is possible....but if the rest of the delegates show solidarity....the experts say it's pretty unlikely. eric:" they are a collection but not the majority ..far from it." say the state sent 23 delegates plus 8 super delegates. eric: so if i win 23 and the super delegates don't like me i win 23-8 and if i do that in every state the delegates go home mad but i go home with the nomination." we should note that the republican party elects all of it's delegates through the caucuse

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are up to them. (( chris wicker/super delegate :the dnc calls them unpledged delegates but i guess super delegate has more flash . i kinda like it ha ha ha.")) ((kirsten joyce)) chris wicker is a super delegate in washoe county. super delegates can pledge their votes ahead of time.. so far, 3 of our 8 have pledged to support hillary clinton. 1 super delegate supports bernie sanders. the other 4 are up for grabs. ((kirsten joyce)) tomorrow's caucus starts at 11-am. to find your assigned precinct... visit las vegas now dot com and guide. it has everything you need to know./// ((brian loftus)) > registered republicans can choose who they want for president on tuesday night... for the republican caucus. it runs from five to nine o'clock... and voters decide who they want using a paper ballot./// ((brian loftus)) > we have more information about the caucuses and on the election...on our website... las vegas now dot com./// kirsten joyce > now let's get a look at your forecast. brian loftus sherry... how's the weather looking today? < sherry swensk winds have calmed down from yesterday's feroc

[video clip] >> the unpledged delegates a separate category.only thing available on the validated primary -- in a primary and caucus are those tied to the candidate they are placed to support and received a proportional number of delegates going into our convention. unpledged delegates exist to make sure party leaders and elected officials don't have to be in a position where they are running against grassroots activists. we at the democratic party highlight inclusiveness and diversity of our convention. we want to give every opportunity to grassroots activists and committed democrats to be able to participate and be a delegate at the convention. we separate out and pledged delegates to make sure -- unpledged delegates to make sure there is not competition between them. host: i am not sure that would satisfy and anxious young voter. let's move on. pershing, kenyan interpret a little bit of what she said? the system makes sure party officials do not run against grassroots activists? guest: i think she is combining a number of different possibili

. >> you know they are the unpledged democratic party officials, elected leaders who basically get toec want to be a delegate for in the race. and right now hillary clinton has a you hu humongous need. >> in 2008, hillary clinton had a lead over barack obama among these ext these superdelegates. but late in the race they changed their allegiance. >>> not saying who, but somebody up here can relate to this next story. being stuck on a ski lift with nowhere to go but down. happened to about 100 people at the timberline resort in west virginia. yesterday morning the lift malfunctioned causing the cables to drop. two people were taken to the hospital, but they are expected to be okay. took about two hours for resort staff to actually evacuate all the skiers. >> no idea who you're talking about. >>> well, protests set as to start popping you around the country this support of apple's ongoing battle with the fbi. the protest organized by the internet rights group fight for the future are scheduled to happen tuesday outside of apple stores in more than 20 states. the gatherings will come a wee

they are unpledged delegates because the delegates they are getting in the states are pledged. these are unpledged delegates and they can decide if they want to stay with one person or move over in 2008. hillary clinton won the popular vote. over one million people came out to vote for her in the primary. was008, obama, his team very smart and they knew about the delegates and they played that game very well. it was phenomenal to watch. superdelegates, also pledged party leaders and elected officials. he is going to have to do well in these primaries. it is a small percentage of the overall. up on59 delegates saturday at the south carolina primary. and then we get into super tuesday were georgia, massachusetts, minnesota, vermont, virginia, and wyoming all vote. four days later on saturday, it goes to kentucky, kansas, brassica louisiana for the democrats. maine is having its republican primary as well. the calendar getting very busy in the road ahead. we are looking down the road on the democratic path in this segment with karine jean pierre, a democratic strategist. greg is i

she thinks too much is being read into the superdelegate's superdelegates they unpledge, they don't have to stay committed to who they are. i think that should have waited until closer to the convention a good example of how the superdelegates can tip the scales happened in 2008 when then senator hillary clinton had majority of the superdelegates heading into the national convention only to see them leave her and back then senator barrack obama. state senator ruben kihuen (key/win) another elected nevada superdelegate doesn't think that will happen again. i do feel all of that work since last year is going to payoff on saturday and that she is going to win not only the popular vote but the delegate vote too lk f5n llv of the eight super-delegates in nevada... three back clinton... one backs sanders... and the remaining four are currently uncommited. in nevada... republicans do not have super- delegates. hillary clinton is stumping today in northern nevada... making campaign stops ahead of the caucus in reno and elko. surprise you to hear me say that we did really well when my husband was

unpledged delegates, they are on a way but once you add those delegates she's running away with it. that is definitely the case but look, he has momentum. it's not like he doesn't have momentum to catch up. there's enthusiasm there are bernie sanders it's just, is it too late? jon: doesn't need to attack her more? go after her on email question? >> he should, it's fair game. this is the year of the republican. if we can't win an election against a woman who may be indicted, one fifth of every dollar i make i get somebody else, the republican government as a whole set of other issues but sanders has been ramping that up in the last few weeks and it worked. it's not going to work in south carolina. she was slipping heavily there. he's been closing gaps rapidly and look for a while like he was going to get closer to her but all of a sudden the clyburn endorsement happened and all the african-americans began to rally around her. i was just on the phone with legislature from south carolina who is supporting bernie sanders and he says it's because they don't like her old stances on crimin

there were a lot of unpledged delegates back then. there were no caucuses until '72. >> but they had primaries. >> they had primaries, but not many states had primaries. now, it'd be very hard to imagine a brokered convention. i by think that would -- i think that would damage the republican party if that happened, if you have a split like that, you know, i really do. anyway, thank you all very much. [applause] thank you very much. i appreciate it. >> booktv is on facebook. like us to get publishing news, scheduling updates, behind the scenes pictures and videos, author information and to talk directly with authors during our live programs. facebook.com/booktv. [inaudible conversations] [applause] >> good afternoon. i'm gene mccormack, and -- jean mccormack, and i have the privilege of serving as the president of the edward m. kennedy institute for the united states senate. welcome to the heart of the institute, our replica chamber, where every day senators in training are debating the issues that matter. yesterday we had a wonderful

they are unpledged delegates because the delegates they are getting in the states are pledged. are unpledged delegates and they can decide if they want to stay with one person or move over in 2008. hillary clinton won the popular vote. over one million people came out to vote for her in the primary. was008, obama, his team very smart and they knew about the delegates and they played that game very well. it was phenomenal to watch. superdelegates, also pledged party leaders and elected officials. he is going to have to do well in these primaries. it is a small percentage of the overall. up on59 delegates saturday at the south carolina primary. and then we get into super tuesday were georgia, massachusetts, minnesota, vermont, virginia, and wyoming all vote. four days later on saturday, it goes to kentucky, kansas, brassica louisiana for the democrats. maine is having its republican primary as well. the calendar getting very busy in the road ahead. we are looking down the road on the democratic path in this segment with karine jean pierre, a democratic strategist. greg is in ariz

there were a lot of unpledged delegates back then. there were no caucuses until '72. >> but they had primaries. >> they had primaries, but not many states had primaries. now, it'd be very hard to imagine a brokered convention. i by think that would -- i think that would damage the republican party if that happened, if you have a split like that, you know, i really do. anyway, thank you all very much. [applause] thank you very much. i appreciate it. >> booktv is on facebook. like us to get publishing news, scheduling updates, behind the

after the first ballot, 85% of them are unpledged. >> is that fun?can tell you, chris -- this is great news for ben ginsburg. because -- >> he is going to be the convention -- the convention -- >> this has been a great night for american politics, people voted today like mad. big turnout. beautiful weather, a great democratic day. lower kc, thank you. that is a good thing for you. too. francesca chambers, the special edition of "hardball" continues live from new hampshire after this. >>> donald trump for the republicans, that does it for me in this special edition of "hardball." live from manchester, new hampshire, our coverage of the primary continues right after this, here on msnbc. >>> tomorrow, the new hampshire results will be in and the place that covers all the angles is "morning joe," the place that covers all the interviews and the place they cover all the results. >>> what a night it has been here in new hampshire, first in the nation primary. the political year, still young, that continues to surprise early on. let's take a look at what we

. >> after the first ballot, 85% of them are unpledged. >> is that fun? >> who knows? >> i can tell you, chris -- >> a hell of a night in cleveland. >> this is great news for ginsberg because he'll be the convention scorecard guy. >> a great night for american politics. people voted like mad. young people voting, it was a great democratic day. thank you. that's a good thing for you, too. the special edition of "hardball" continues live from new hampshire after this. >>> the winners here tonight, got several, bernie sanders for the democrats and donald trump for the republicans that does it for this special edition of "hardball." the coverage of the new hampshire primary continues after this, here on msnbc. >>> it's wednesday, february 10th. right now on "first look," it was a night of political routs for sanders and trump. >> i am going to be the greatest jobs president that god ever created. >> the people of new hampshire have sent a profound message to the political establishment. >> now get ready for even more bruising battles as the political fight turns towards so

have the rules stacked against him, if he's close, first thing he could do is try to lure a lot of unpledgedn to his side before the first ballots. but the other thing is if he's the world's greatest dealmaker, i think he would likely make deal at this point to put him over the top. neil: now, john kennedy did something like that in 960. he didn't -- 19 of90. he didn't have all the delegates necessary. in those days the inside boys in the party, you know, honchos had a lot of sway. lyndon johnson was head of that group, and kennedy just put him on his ticket. >> yeah, right. and that's the kind of deal i'm talking about. so no matter how much trump may be beating up on his opponents right now, i don't think that will matter at all in the end run. trump would make a deal that's going to make the most sense for his prospects to get the nomination and to win in the fall no matter what. you know, there's another threshold that has to be met. party rules say not only do you need 1237 delegates, but you also have to come in first in eight states. now, so long as cruz and rubio are duking it out, t

they are unpledged delegates because the delegates they are getting in the states are pledged. these are unpledged delegates and they can decide if they want to stay with one person or move over in 2008. hillary clinton won the popular vote. over one million people came out to vote for her in the primary. was008, obama, his team very smart and they knew about the delegates and they played that game very well. it was phenomenal to watch. superdelegates, also pledged party leaders and elected officials. he is going to have to do well in these primaries. it is a small percentage of the overall. up on59 delegates saturday at the south carolina primary. and then we get into super tuesday were georgia, massachusetts, minnesota, vermont, virginia, and wyoming all vote. four days later on saturday, it goes to kentucky, kansas, brassica louisiana for the democrats. maine is having its republican primary as well. the calendar getting very busy in the road ahead. we are looking down the road on the democratic path in this segment with karine jean pierre, a democratic strategist. greg is i

>> reporter: no, those superdelegates are unpledged. they're going to vote for her. they did that last time. and as soon as obama started to beat her, most started to move over. by the end, she didn't have a superdelegate advantage against obama. so that's like a -- that's literally a poll of -- of the unpledged delegates. but it's -- you know, they mean it right now, but they won't mean it if she started to be in real trouble and was losing. >> is there any scenario in which she could be in real trouble and start losing? >> i don't think so. the most interesting thing in the nevada results last night was that she -- when you look deep into the numbers, she defeated sanders 76-22 with african-americans. that's been a problem in all the tracking, in all the cross tabs in the polls i'm looking at. you're coming to south carolina where you are next saturday, and 52% of the vote is going to be african-american. she lost that state huge to obama. now she's going to start racking up big wins this states like south carolina that she lost in 20

an unpledged delegate is an elective official and a party leader.make sure they are there so they don't have to be running against our party activists and we can enhance the diversity of our delegations, which is by the comparisons to the republicans, certainly a lot more diverse. >> we're so happy to you have here. we want to ask you even more questions. we'll go back to our panel now in d.c. >> congresswoman, it's gloria borger. i want to ask you about government tonight. hillary clinton said the bernie sanders plan would be an increase in government of 40% and she's proposing some things that would also grow the role of government. government right now, trusting government is at an all-time low. lots of people want to make people smaller and not increase it. what do you say to people in this country who are skeptical about enlarging the role of government? >> well, i think it's important that voters know that what democrats believe is that government isn't the solution to every problem but government can be a catalyst and we can use government to

. >> her cam paeupl claimed that it made 440 unpledged delegates that already signed on to her.as more momentum going in to super tuesday and beyond depending on how he does, they can flip and they can deflect from her. >> there are super delegates in the race with president obama. they flipped and went with obama. >> they may flip and go with donald trump. >> no. they can flip for bernie sanders. did say donald trump? oh my god. >> no, i said it. the republican party has super delegates but they changed recently and a lot based on the the primaries and the caucuss. >> we haven't steen last of this e-mail situation. it it's timed properly, that could really cause her a lot of problems and push delegates. it hasn't yet but you would think it would matter. >>> former house speaker newt gingrich will tell us why he thinks some of the tactics are quote during ranged. >> >> plus mark sanford with us. we are back in a moment. ♪ we were born 100 years ago into a new american century. born with a hunger to fly and a passion to build something better. and what an amazing time it's been,

tuesday for democrats when, get this, 878 delegates are up for grabs, plus, of course, 154 of those unpledged95 to spar over. new attacks throughout the day from ted cruz were aimed at donald trump, this time about his taxes. >> maybe his tax returns show that he doesn't quite have as much money as he says he does. on the other hand, maybe his tax returns show that he's been giving money to a bunch of liberal causes. >> couple of serious charges right there from ted cruz new this afternoon. here in south carolina, you can see the polls and they will be closing in just two hours. clinton looking for a very big margin here tonight. she is back in columbia after an alabama rally today. we go to kristen welker, of course, following the clinton campaign. i spoke earlier to the clinton campaign manager. he all but declared victory but didn't want to get into the margin. how important is that margin tonight for them? >> reporter: great question. the margin is incredibly important. clinton campaign officials feeling incredibly confident two hours before the polls close here in south carolina. aides s

>> 85% of them are unpledged. >> is that fun? >> who knows. >> i can tell you, chris. great news for ben he's going to be the convention score card guy. >> people voted today like mad. beautiful weather. young people voted. lower case "t." that's a good thing for you too. and thank you. this special edition of "hardball" continues live from in. new hampshire after this. ♪ >>> big winners here tonight, that simple. bernie sanders for the democrats and donald trump for the republicans. and that does it for me from the special edition of "hardball." our coverage of the new hampshire primary continues after this 37. . ♪ >>> what a night it has been here in new hampshire. first in the nation primary. the political year still young that continues to surprise early on. let's take a look at what we have learned toonlnight, the ra we have called and determined. this was the first call of the night, the projected winner for the democrats. bernie sanders as expected. if you want to anger the

as a separate matter, if you were to add in these unpledged or so-called super delegates, which are talliedat's according to a "new york times" estimation, and those super delegates make up 50% of delegates who vote at the convention. so these super delegates can technically vote however they want. that's been controversial. now, how would they vote? i sat down right here with four south carolina super delegates and pressed them on why they should have this extra power. you are here also as super delegates. you have this extra power under the democratic party rules. >> it's not extra. >> go ahead. >> say hillary clinton or bernie sanders comes in with enough to win, superdelegates shouldn't be able to decide that. >> reporter: but they have that power. >> they do. >> reporter: would you pledge not to override a majority? >> yes. >> reporter: do you think that should be the rule? >> but people are going to pledge hillary clinton. i wouldn't have a problem with that rule. >> reporter: would you have a problem with that rule? >> i don't know what rule you're talking about. >> reporter: you des