Superdelegates play a pivotal role in the Democratic National Convention (DNC), particularly in scenarios where the party ...

For the first time, Democratic superdelegates may decide their party's nominee. But what exactly is a delegate and why are they so important to Obama and Clinton, and Sen. John McCain and former ...

There are still “superdelegates” — party officials and leaders and establishment figures — but as part of changes the Democratic National Committee made after the 2016 primaries ...

No wonder the Democratic Party is facing serious scrutiny over the idea that superdelegates are tilting its presidential playing field in favor of Hillary Clinton. If you haven't heard of these ...

Delegates and superdelegates will be in the spotlight at the Democratic National Convention for their role in formally nominating Vice President Kamala Harris as the 2024 Democratic nominee.

The superdelegates are free to select any candidate but cannot cast a ballot in the first round. Joe Biden received 73% of ...

The CNN delegate estimate reflects the results of various primaries and caucuses as well as the results of an independent CNN survey of Democratic superdelegates and unbound RNC delegates.

Year-by-year review of notable Democratic rules disputes/changes ... The party created a new group of "SUPERDELEGATES," party and elected officials who would go to the 1984 convention "uncommitted ...

But Democrats also have a separate category of unpledged delegates, formerly known as “superdelegates.” These unpledged delegates include all Democratic governors, U.S. senators and U.S. House ...

At the Democratic National Convention in Chicago ... who can vote for whoever they like. Sometimes called "superdelegates," Michigan's unpledged delegates at the DNC included elected officials ...

Biden’s won 3,900 of them. Under recent reforms, the party’s more than 700 superdelegates — Democratic lawmakers and dignitaries — are allowed to vote only if no one wins a majority of ...