What or who is a superdelegate?
There are 800 superdelegates casting 795 votes (”Democrats Abroad” get 1/2 vote) The news has prominently shown us Dan Abrams - he is a college age superdelegate. That could mean anyone can be a superdelegate .. right? Don’t be decieved.
Superdelegates are senior Democratic National Party (DNC) officials that include (a) Democratic governors, senators, and members of the House of Representatives, (b) an elected member of the Democratic National Committee, (c) A distinguished party leader like former Democratic presidents, or (d) a DNC member at-large who has recieved the blessing of party chairman Howard Dean and the confidence vote of the DNC membership.
How do superdelegates fit into nominating the next Democratic presidential candidate?
The next Democratic presidential nominee needs 2,025 delegates and superdelegates will need to account for about 40 percent of delagate votes.
Where can I find a list of superdelegates and find out who have pledged to vote for Obama or Clinton?
Currently, over half the superdelegates have pledged their votes for one of the candidates. To see a list, go to:
http://demconwatch.blogspot.com/2008/01/superdelegate-list.html
This link shows the official list of superdelegates as of February 26.
