[ckissick]

Super Delegates (SDs) are people chosen to vote for anyone they want at the convention. The Democrats have over 800 SDs. The Republicans have 123 or so. For the democrats, the SDs are every senator and congressman with a D after his of her name, plus VIPs in the party.

Democrat SDs were created in 1982 because party officials did not like the candidates the citizens were picking, from McGovern to Carter. With over 800 SDs, they have a chance to pick their own candidate if it is close.

This year, they may very well have that chance, and Hillary could win even if she has fewer "regular" delegates than Obama.

I've done a little research on this issue, and this could be very damaging to the democratic party. Democrat callers to a radio show I just listened to were upset that the democrat party has so many SDs, thereby potentially nullifying their vote. Gives them a bad image as the party of the people. What the Democratic party is saying is, "You folks out there don't know what you're doing. Let us handle it."

Think of the shyte-encrusted fan if the party officials boot the anointed one and select Hillary in his stead. This could be better than the 4th quarter of the recent Super Bowl!