By Robert Schroeder
Published: Feb 22, 2016 2:10 p.m. ET
Hillary Clinton leading Bernie Sanders among this group
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Hooray for superdelegates: Hillary Clinton has a big lead among Democratic officials
Barack Obama is one. So is Joe Biden. And so are Democratic lawmakers from around the country. They’re the “superdelegates,” and Americans are going to hear a lot more about them soon.
This is why: in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination, Hillary Clinton already has a lead among this group. Superdelegates are party officials who may back any candidate they like in a state’s nominating contest — no matter who wins its primary or caucus. The superdelegates make up about 30% of the total number of delegates needed to win the Democratic nomination.
And right now, that total is adding up nicely for Clinton. As of Sunday, the former secretary of state and her challenger for the nomination, Sen. Bernie Sanders, were even in terms of pledged delegates, with 51 each. Yet Clinton had 451 superdelegates to Sanders’ 19.
Also read: MarketWatch First Take: The math adds up to Clinton versus Trump.
Over on Vox, there’s a nice explainer of who gets to be a superdelegate. The Democrats’ list includes familiar names like President Obama and Vice President Biden, as well as governors and also Democratic National Committee members whose names are probably familiar to just a handful of Americans. It’s basically an elite political club, for which one must hold office or be a DNC member or a distinguished party member — like former President Jimmy Carter.
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