8400 miles and 20 time zones West from Washington, DC, the tiny United States Territory of Guam (est. pop. 180,000) has its moment in the political sun and has begun voting in the Democratic Primary.
The contest officially began today at 8 PM EST and will conclude at 6 AM EST on Saturday, May 3rd.
As a quick recap, four pledged delegates are at stake from this contest. Eight delegates will be awarded but each only has a 1/2 vote at the National Convention.
In Guam superdelegate news, Demconwatch is reporting that there are three vacancies in the five superdelegate slots allotted to Guam. Two of those vacancies will be filled today when the Chair and Vice-Chair (who are given superdelegate status) are selected.
Demconwatch is also reporting that there are three slates running for these two spots--one pro-Obama, one pro-Clinton, and one-Uncommitted. The Uncommitted slate includes current Chair Antonio Charfauros and Mary Ann Cabrera.
This last slate, which is predicted to be selected becuase of its uncommitted status and its incumbency, has declared that it will leverage its undeclared status to see what the candidates will do for Guam.
As a side note, this development gives a bit more credence to my theory that smaller states/territories will try to leverage an "undeclared" status for its add-ons and recently named superdelegates to gain attention and relevancy for the state/territory.
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