Can Super Delegates change their pledge?

[PlanetBev]

if they see one candidate more likely to win the General Election than another?

Wondering...

[mikelgb]

1. I think the are "unpledged"

they can announce and vote for whoever they want

[bicentennial_baby]

2. Yes, they're not bound...

:)

[NYCGirl]

3. Yes. They can move to any candidate at will until the convention. NT

[DrFunkenstein]

10. I Wish CNN Would Make That More Explicit With Their Magic Numbers

It makes it more confusing. And its already pretty confusing.

[rinsd]

Yes, superdelegates are not bound by previous candidate preference or primary election results.

[SteppingRazor]

4. Yes, they can change their vote at any time, including on the convention floor. n/t

[VenusRising]

5. Yes.

http://www.superdelegates.org/Main_Page

All the way at the bottom.

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

6. Imagine squeezing a greased eel...

[Sequoia]

7. Just what IS a delagate and a Super Delagate?

How does one became a delagate, where are the delgates? What's this about not sending delagates to a state and if not do the votes count or not? Are delagates a person or a group of people or just something like the electorial college?

[Alexander]

13. Superdelegates are generally elected officials in a state.

Delegates have to be elected as delegates, depending on state rules.

Superdelegates are almost automatically guaranteed a voice, since they are elected officeholders.

[dragonlady]

14. A short answer here

Regular delegates are ordinary people (Democrats) like us. Each state gets a certain number of delegates. The exact method for selecting who becomes a delegate depends on your state party's delegate selection plan. You may find this by searching on "Democratic Party of (your state) delegate selection plan" or looking on your state party website. The percentage of votes a candidate gets in your primary or caucus determines how many of the people pledged to that candidate will become actual delegates to Denver. There may be some variations to this process, for example to make the delegation more inclusive of minorities, etc.

Super delegates are the Democratic governor, members of Congress, party leaders, and some others from your state who are listed in the delegate selection plan. They can vote for any candidate they want.

[Sequoia]

19. Okay thanks, but it still gives me a headache.

[PlanetBev]

8. Thanks for the answers, guys

I'm trying to educate myself about the Super Delegates and I'm worried that this nomination will be decided by a bunch of DNC insider types.

[Dogmudgeon]

9. Yes, but a complicated rule applies

If the switch from Hillary to Obama, they are making the right decision and voting their conscience.

If they switch from Obama to Hillary, they have been paid off by The Clinton Machine and are corrupt.

--p!

[LiberalFighter]

11. No that is not true. They endorse based on which way the wind is blowing.

[LiberalFighter]

12. Yes! If they take their clothes off in public and put the new ones on.

[orleans]

15. yes. they can do whatever they want.

they can make magical cakes for everyone in the world

they can give themselves pet unicorns

they can dance with princesses at a wondrous castle

they can swing our election

(must be nice)

[milkyway]

16. Yes, that's why they are called unpledged. Most right now are undeclared; only

by the media surveying them do some make their intentions known. Supers are not bound, and in the end will not subvert the will of the voters (if they do, all hell will break loose, and the party will never recover).

[Nimrod2005]

17. Yes

[ursi]

18. any time before the convention