• There are currently 4,049 total delegates to the Democratic National Convention, including 3,253 pledged delegates and 796 superdelegates. The total number of delegate votes needed to win the nomination is 2,025.
• Superdelegates in the Democratic Party are typically members of the Democratic National Committee, elected officials like senators or governors, or party leaders. They do not have to indicate a candidate preference and do not have to compete for their position. If a superdelegate dies or is unable to participate at the convention, alternates do not replace that delegate, which would reduce the total delegates number and the “magic number” needed to clinch the nomination.
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Also see this link-
Obama won 9 delegates and also has 3 superdelagates for a total of 12 ... vs ClinTOON’s 11
http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/primaries/results/candidates/#1918
Thank you. I didn’t realize the daa daa duuumm SUPER delegates were part of the process. Now it makes perfect sense.