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In Iowa, the 8 super-delegates may be the tiebreakers.
Iowa will choose ~ 44 delegates tonight, and in addition has 8 super-delegates, who are free to support whomever they wish.
In what increasingly looks like a tie, the super-delegates are likely to be the tie-breakers.
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/iowa-caucuses-stake-tonight/story?id=36644960
An estimated 52 delegates are to be awarded tonight -- 8 of these are super delegates, people (usually party leaders) who do not have to commit to a candidate tonight. To receive any delegates, candidates must receive at least 15 percent of the vote. If a candidate receives 15 percent support, the delegates are awarded proportionally. Democratic caucus goers do not have to support any of the three candidates -- uncommitted is an option.
