Why Superdelegates Favor Clinton to Sanders
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In late February 2016, the head of the Democratic National Committee requested that media outlets stop including superdelegates in their overall delegate count. Following the March 26th caucuses, Hillary Clinton led Bernie Sanders by roughly 700 votes. That might sound like a lot, but actually Clinton’s lead is mostly made up of Superdelegates, who account for 27% of her total. Meanwhile, superdelegates make up only about 3% of Sanders’ count. So what exactly ARE superdelegates, and why is Sanders so far behind? Well, in the Democratic Party’s nomination process, there are roughly 4,700 available votes, which are cast by delegates. Now, about 4,000 of these delegates are called “pledged delegates”, and they pledge to vote in accordance with primary and caucus results. Pledged delegates are ...
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In late February 2016, the head of the Democratic National Committee requested that media outlets stop including superdelegates in their overall delegate count. Following the March 26th caucuses, Hillary Clinton led Bernie Sanders by roughly 700 votes. That might sound like a lot, but actually Clinton’s lead is mostly made up of Superdelegates, who account for 27% of her total. Meanwhile, superdelegates make up only about 3% of Sanders’ count. So what exactly ARE superdelegates, and why is Sanders so far behind? Well, in the Democratic Party’s nomination process, there are roughly 4,700 available votes, which are cast by delegates. Now, about 4,000 of these delegates are called “pledged delegates”, and they pledge to vote in accordance with primary and caucus results. Pledged delegates are ...
