Re: Is there any way Hillary might be the democrats\' candidate?
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So, if Kerry is taken out of the running, would the nomination automatically go to the guy who came second in the primaries?
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While it appears that people who voted in the Deomcratic primaries voted for Kerry, they actually voted for delegates to the Democratic convention who were pledged to vote for Kerry. The rules vary from state to state, but in general, an elected delgate must vote on the first ballot for the candidate he pledged to represent. If no one is nominated on the first ballot, because no candidate gets a majority, the delegates are usually free to vote for any one as they see fit after that.
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