Reply #11: and a link to RethugAssKicker's post shortly before mine-some good answers here also

[fed-up]

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x4432863

Pardon me....but WTF is a Super delegate??

TechBear_Seattle (1000+ posts) Wed Feb-06-08 07:03 AM
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5. Superdelegates have been around for a long time

Basically, the Democratic Party is terrified of actual democracy so they rigged a system that allows party insiders to have a good chance at overriding an "inappropriate" caucus/primary vote for the Presidential nominee. The Republican Party does not have superdelegates.

and

dmosh42 (589 posts) Wed Feb-06-08 07:09 AM
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7. Meets the formula- DLC+Big Corporations=Superdelegate n/t

and

K Gardner (1000+ posts) Wed Feb-06-08 07:10 AM
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8. SD = A Way to Make Certain the Establishment Candidate Wins, despite what the people want.

and finally the BINGO answer

PDittie (1000+ posts) Wed Feb-06-08 07:14 AM
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12. That's correct, and the number sometimes includes

members of the DNC who aren't elected officials, and state representatives and senators too.

The ultimate insider. No accountability to anyone. The fact that you have to ask tells you all you need to know about how secret they like to keep it.