I’m confused.
There have been 2 primaries so far. By scrolling down and combining the total of Iowa and NH, Obama has 30 Delegates and Hillary 28.
So whats up with the super high numbers on the left hand side of the screen? (Hillary at 183 delegates?)
Right now, a significant minority of superdelegates has publicly announced their support. IrishMike explained it well:
“• 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.”