About Super Delegates

[publicatlarge]

Are not the committed Super Delegates simply delegates who have already endorsed a candidate prior to the start of the Primary Campaigns? And, if this is so - why should they change their votes/endorsements? There are also 'uncommitted' Super Delegates, aren't there?

Not too sure of how this works. Anyone?

[abburdlen]

1. they don't actually 'vote'

until the convention.
If a pollster asked me who I was going to vote for back in December I wouldn't be bound to it, nor are the SD.

[publicatlarge]

3. thanks...

Some lists of delegates include 'committed' Super Delegates. I assume this is like an endorsement of a candidate? One of my questions was - if a committed Super Delegate changes their support, is that akin to reneging on an 'endorsement'?

Thanks for your response.

[mohc]

2. Superdelegate is simply the term

That the Democratic Party uses for unpledged delegates. A Superdelegate can endorse any candidate at any time during the campaign. They are also free to change their endorsement at any time, they are not "committed" to the candidate. The other delegates are pledged, meaning they must vote for the candidate they are pledged to, unless the candidate releases them, in the first ballot at the convention. After the first ballot, every delegate becomes unpledged, so then they are all superdelegates I guess.