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Former Victory Fund intern is youngest Democratic superdelegate

by PageOneQ

Gay Marquette University junior and former Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund intern Jason Rae has received a lot of attention in this year's presidential race.

Rae, 21, holds the honor of being the Democratic Party's youngest superdelegate. He has yet to cast a vote, having turned 18 after Election Day 2004, but has been vigorously courted by the Clintons, including a breakfast date with former first daughter Chelsea Clinton.

In 2004, Wisconsin native Rae, at age 17, became the youngest person to be elected to the Democratic National Committee. He has also, notably, advocated for equal employment benefits at his university.

Rae tells CBS News that he has yet to back a particular presidential candidate.

"They've just been talking to me like an average voter," he says, "the same thing that happens when candidates go to Iowa and New Hampshire and court votes there. It's the same thing with superdelegates."










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Originally published on Wednesday February 13, 2008.


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