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JT- here is the reality. The superdelegates were created by the party elite, to protect the party elite. They are not democratic, and if put to a vote, overwhelmingly voters would not approve there existence. They have been able to fly under the radar, because they are not meant to choose the candidate and haven’t. You don’t see them all coming out early and trying to influence Iowa on who is going to be the best candidate…
Polls show approximately 70% of Americans don’t think superdelegates should overturn the selected candidate. I would wager approximately 30% of those polled are Hillary supporters, who find thre temporary view politically expedient. I would absolutely not support Obama, or any candidate, if there only path to the nomination was to have the superdelegates overturn the voters.
So, throw everything specific to this primary out, all the emotions, the historic ramifications of both candidates, the deep emotional attachment to the candidates etc… I think it is very safe to say, this isn’t a typical primary by any standards. But put all that aside, no one in favor of democracy supports the idea of a ruling elite and there would be a revolt if the elected candidate by the people was overturned by the party elite.
Now, lets look at this instance in particular. Whether it is Barack Obama, or Hillary Clinton who win the nomination- they will be the first major pary presidential candidate ever to either be an african american or a woman. There are deep seeded, long held beliefs from each constituency that they aren’t given a fair shake etc… For the party to take either of these historic candidates, after being selected by the American people for the first time in history, and reverse there decision, is not what any sane human being would say the superdelegates were designed for. And would certainly be political suicide for everyone involved…