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Bookmark or Share- Superdelegate - WikipediaIn American politics, a superdelegate is a delegate to a presidential nominating convention who is seated automatically. In Democratic National Conventions, superdelegates—described in formal party rules as the party leaders and elected official ( PLEO) category—make up slightly under 15% of all convention delegates.
- Superdelegates and the 2020 Democratic National ConventionBeginning with the 2020 presidential election, they are prohibited from voting on the first ballot at a contested national convention. In 2020, there will be an estimated 775 superdelegates casting 771 votes: the eight delegates from Democrats Abroad each have half of a vote.
- How Do Superdelegates Work? Here's What You Need to Know - NBC NewsSuperdelegates are unpledged delegates to the Democratic convention, meaning that they aren’t beholden to the results from primaries and the caucuses (the way pledged delegates are). They are,...
- What is a superdelegate? - CBS NewsPresident Obama and Vice President Biden are superdelegates. So are former President Bill Clinton, his vice president, Al Gore, and former Vice President Walter Mondale. There's also former Sen....
- Superdelegate Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webstersu· per· del· e· gate ˈsü-pər-ˌde-li-gət. US politics. : a person who is chosen as a delegate to a political party's presidential nominating convention because of his or her status as a leader or official within the party and who is free to vote for any candidate regardless of the results of the popular vote in primary elections and ...
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