The 2016 Democratic Presidential Delegate begins with the approximately 718 unpledged delegates, commonly known as "Superdelegates", who will cast a vote at the 2016 Democratic National Convention, to be held July 25–28 in Philadelphia.
Unpledged delegates represent about a sixth of the overall delegate count, approximately 4,764, and come from several categories of prominent Democratic Party members:
[20] Distinguished Party Leaders, current and former Presidents, Vice-Presidents, Congressional leaders, and DNC Chairs.
[20] Democratic Governors, including territorial Governors and the Mayor of the District of Columbia.
[47] Democratic members of the United States Senate, including Washington, DC Shadow Senators.
[193] Democratic members of the United States House of Representatives, including non-voting Delegates.
[436] Elected members of the Democratic National Committee, including the Chairs and Vice-Chairs of each state's Democratic Party.
With the exception of the eight DNC members from the Democrats Abroad, who each receive a half-vote, all Superdelegates are entitled to one vote, including when a sitting official or Distinguished Party Leader is also a DNC member. Those who may fall into two categories are considered as sitting officials first, then as DNC members, and as DPLs last. For example, if a sitting Senator is credentialed as a DPL and is also a DNC member, they are listed as a Senator.
So even before the Primaries and Caucuses begin, here is the current committed Superdelegate count, with 2,383 total delegates needed to win the nomination:
Supredelegates - 713
Hillary Clinton - 342
Bernie Sanders - 11
Martin O'Malley - 3
Undecided - 359
The Associated Press conducted a survey of Superdelegates over the first few weeks of November 2015. The AP described these pledges as "public support" but kept the full list under embargo. While some reports based on these results are cited, the figures above remain incomplete. Since this report, I have seen Clinton's delegate count up to 440.
With this information, do you think the voters would make a different choice in the Iowa Caucus and the New Hampshire Primary?
NYC Wins When Everyone Can Vote! Michael H. Drucker
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