| | :The unelected [[Superdelegate]]s function as a break or veto on the voters. In a 2-way contest, they can stomp out anyone with a plurality of 40% or better of delegates won at the ballot box. | | :The unelected [[Superdelegate]]s function as a break or veto on the voters. In a 2-way contest, they can stomp out anyone with a plurality of 40% or better of delegates won at the ballot box. |
| − | :There are something like 264 committeemen (the number can vary) in the DNC who hold ultimate power. The [[RNC]] has 168 - 3 from each state and from the 6 territories (Guam, Puerto Rice, etc). Democrat Superdelegates with voting power can be awarded honorarily, or they can be purchased by donors. How they are selected or awarded, and by whom, remains somewhat of a mystery. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|''Zelensky didn't kill himself'']]</sup> 04:06, December 25, 2023 (EST) | + | :There are something like 264 committeemen (the number can vary) in the DNC who hold ultimate power. The [[RNC]] has 168 - 3 from each state and the 6 territories (Guam, Puerto Rice, etc). Democrat Superdelegates with voting power can be awarded honorarily, or they can be purchased by donors. How they are selected or awarded, and by whom, remains somewhat of a mystery. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|''Zelensky didn't kill himself'']]</sup> 04:06, December 25, 2023 (EST) |