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A '''Superdelegate''' is a term refers to a delegate to the [[Democratic]] national convention by virtue of holding office or being selected by the party leaders rather than elected through the ordinary processes grassroots [[primary election]] and caucus process. Superdelegates are not pledged to any one candidate and are free to vote for any candidate, usually the candidate who has donated the most money to their campaigns.<ref>[http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/article24479611.html Obama leads Clinton in giving money to superdelegates], Rob Hotakainen - McClatchy Newspapers, March 28, 2008. </ref>.
A '''Superdelegate''' is a term refers to a delegate to the [[Democratic]] national convention by virtue of holding office or being selected by the party leaders rather than elected through the ordinary processes grassroots [[primary election]] and caucus process. Superdelegates are not pledged to any one candidate and are free to vote for any candidate, usually the candidate who has donated the most money to their campaigns.<ref>[http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/article24479611.html Obama leads Clinton in giving money to superdelegates], Rob Hotakainen - McClatchy Newspapers, March 28, 2008. </ref>.
One fifth of the delegates to the [[Democratic]] national convention are '''superdelegates''', giving them power to change the outcome in a close race for the presidential nomination.
One fifth of the delegates to the [[Democratic]] national convention are '''superdelegates''', essentially giving them veto power over a popular choice in a close race for the presidential nomination<ref>[http://www.thenation.com/article/not-so-superdelegates/ Not So Superdelegates], By Ari Berman Editorial, ''The Nation'', January 31, 2008.</ref>.
The [[Democrats]] adopted this system of '''superdelegates''' to avert another fiasco like that experienced in 1972, when the purely democratic nomination process produced an unelectable candidate for president, [[George McGovern]].
The [[Democrats]] adopted this system of '''superdelegates''' to to lock out "insurgent candidate" and avert another fiasco like that experienced in 1972, when the purely democratic nomination process produced an unelectable candidate for president, [[George McGovern]].
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