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What's The Point Of Superdelegates?
What's The Point Of Superdelegates? Why do other elected officials from a state get a delegate vote, therefore boosting a candidate's delegate count, even if they haven't won the state.
Why should my governor, or my senators, have a delegate vote at the convention. Candidates have to vie for delegates -- why the [all but] freebies?
Some info on Superdelegates:
schazjmd: That's exactly what I'm doing. Complaining about my party's procedures. I like the fact that you don't let party business get to you. Way to go!
His Divine Shadow: Absolutely. Captain Awesome & the Superdelegates would sell out - every show!
chewalter: Thanks for giving me the actual internal wokings. Very informative.
spithrety: Remember, current political parties weren't created when our country was formed. And you are right to an extent - we are a Representative Democracy. A true Democracy (everybody votes on everything) would be extremely difficult for a country of our size.
4 Answers
- Anonymous1 decade agoFavorite Answer
I read somewhere that the democratic party argued that superdelegates were necessary to insure -- well, I can't recall the exact wording, but what I took from it was to insure that the person they wanted got elected. Over 700 swing votes can make a big difference. And the fact that so many votes reflect the choice of one individual and have the same weight as the votes that each reflect thousands of votes irks me.
However, I remind myself that it's up to each party to make its selection however it chooses, even if it's rock-paper-scissors, and since I don't belong to either party, it's none of my business. Let the party members complain if they don't approve.
- 1 decade ago
I disagree with the concept of superdelegates as well. I think stuff like this proves the U.S. isn't a true democracy nor was it ever meant to be. The founding fathers to a certain extent were scared of the will of the people an the elite are today as well.
And yes, Captain Awesome and the Superdelegates would be a good show and I'd pay money to see that.
- 1 decade ago
The Democratic National Convention, where the Democratic presidential ticket is formally agreed upon, has 792 superdelegates. Superdelegates to the Democratic Convention include all Democratic members of the United States Congress, various additional elected officials, as well as members of the Democratic National Committee.
A candidate needs a simple majority of the combined delegate and superdelegate votes to secure the nomination. Democratic delegates from state caucuses and primaries number 3,248. This means that the total number of votes is 4,040. The total number of delegate votes needed to win the nomination is 2,021. Superdelegates account for approximately one fifth (19.6%) of all votes at the convention. Delegates chosen in the Democratic caucuses and primaries account for about four fifths (80.4%) of the Democratic convention delegates
Source(s): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superdelegates - Anonymous1 decade ago
If the electoral college is in danger, who else will save it with their superpowers? It won't be the delegates but the SUPER DELEGATES!!! :D Coming soon to a theatre near you!
Edit: Your name actually suits this question most excellently. Captain Awesome! and the Super Delegates!. Admit it, you'd buy tickets to see that show.