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Approximately one fifth of the delegates to the [[Democratic]] national convention are Superdelegates, essentially holding veto power over the voters choice for a [[populism|popular]] "insurgent candidate"<ref>[http://www.thenation.com/article/not-so-superdelegates/ Not So Superdelegates], By Ari Berman Editorial, ''The Nation'', January 31, 2008.</ref>.
Approximately one fifth of the delegates to the [[Democratic]] national convention are Superdelegates, essentially holding veto power over the voters choice for a [[populism|popular]] "insurgent candidate"<ref>[http://www.thenation.com/article/not-so-superdelegates/ Not So Superdelegates], By Ari Berman Editorial, ''The Nation'', January 31, 2008.</ref>.
The Superdelegate plan was designed to re-take control of the Democratic party from "[[extremist]]s" and outsiders that the DNC previously commissioned [[George McGovern]], through a series of reforms, to invite into the party apparatus.
The Superdelegate plan was designed to re-take control of the Democratic party from "[[extremist]]s" and outsiders that the DNC previously commissioned [[George McGovern]], through a series of reforms, to recruit into the party apparatus.
==Origins==
==Origins==