Ben Johnson

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Ben Johnson is a superdelegate in the 2008 Democratic nomination.

Ben Johnson is a superdelegate in the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination.

Johnson is Managing Editor of FrontPage Magazine and author of the book 57 Varieties of Radical Causes: Teresa Heinz Kerry's Charitable Giving." [1]

Bio

2008 elections

This information was gathered by volunteer researchers as part of the Superdelegate Transparency Project on the superdelegates for the 2008 Democratic presidential primary. For more info see the District of Columbia superdelegate tracker or visit the STP homepage.

Before Hillary Clinton conceded the race, Ben Johnson, as a superdelegate, had endorsed her for President.

For more information and sources, see the state page for this superdelegate linked to in the blue box above.

"Clinton Campaign Announces Washington DC for Hillary Steering Committee", HillaryClinton.com, November 2, 2007.

Johnson is also a member of the Democratic National Committee Rules and Bylaws Committee.

Related SourceWatch Resources

• Swiftboating John Murtha

External links

• Articles by Ben Johnson published in Front Page Magazine.

Related SourceWatch articles

• Portal:Superdelegate Transparency Project
  • Superdelegates in the 2008 presidential primaries
• U.S. presidential election, 2008
  • U.S. presidential election, 2008/Congressional endorsements
• Portal:2008 U.S. Congressional Elections

External resources

• DemConWatch - A very comprehensive list of superdelegates and known commitments. Please use this as a starting point and double check by doing a news search to make sure the data is accurate. If you have a tip, let them know.
• WashingtonPost.com - Web site with full listing of superdelegates broken out by state and then type.

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