In case you were wondering, the departure of State Democratic Party co-chair Dave Pollak does not mean Hillary Clinton’s superdelegate count is down. That’s because Pollak, a committed Clinton superdelegate, will be replaced by Reggie LaFayette, who is now the party’s second highest-ranking member.
In other words, this is different than the unexpected departure of Eliot Spitzer. David Paterson was already a superdelegate for Clinton, so his ascension to governor resulted in the net-loss of one.
Here is how Jonathan Rosen, a spokesman for the state party explains it:
Spitzer’s slot is a slot reserved for the Governor – so it is now Paterson’s. Paterson was already a delegate by virtue of being an at-large DNC member. He cannot vote twice at the convention – so we are down one delegate slot.
