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How Do Superdelegates Work? Here's What You Need to Know
http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/first-read/how-do-superdelegates-work-here-s-what-you-need-know-n554136Superdelegates are back in the news - with Bernie Sanders and his campaign believing that they're a path to winning the Democratic nomination, and with Hillary Clinton's campaign seeing them as their true firewall in this contest.
Who are these superdelegates? What role do they play? Can they switch sides? How many have done so in the past? How did the 2008 Obama-vs.-Clinton superdelegate fight play out? And do they actually have super powers? (Fortunately or unfortunately, the answer to that last question is no.)
Below are the answers to everything you wanted to know about superdelegates:
