Democratic Super Delegates Will Make the Sasuage

Looks like there will be a good chance that the Democratic convention will be about who has the clout to sway the super delegates.

From a NY Times pieces called Neck and Neck, Democrats Woo Superdelegates:

'Known as superdelegates because they are free to cast their votes at the convention as they see fit, they are the object of an intensifying and potentially high-stakes charm offensive by the candidates and their supporters.'

'The superdelegates include all Democratic governors and members of Congress, as well as officials and other prominent members of the party. In interviews, some said they were grappling with how to use their power if it comes into play, especially if their judgment does not match the will of a majority of voters.'

'Superdelegates, created in 1982, were intended to restore some of the power over the nomination process to party insiders, tempering the zeal of party activists. About 15 to 20 percent of the delegates at Democratic conventions are superdelegates.'

'Mr. Obama, talking to reporters in Seattle on Friday, said he believed superdelegates should follow the will of the voters.'

'“Superdelegates are, by design, supposed to exercise independent judgment,” she said at a news conference in Maine, according to MSNBC. “But, of course, if Senator Obama and his campaign continue to push this position, which is really contrary to what the definition of a superdelegate has historically been,'

Hillary Clinton is right on this.

The superdelegates were created to give the party bosses a say in the nomination process and to prevent a populist non electable candidate from representing the democrats. They are to exercise judgment and not give into populism.

With all the hoopla about change, I wonder how this is going to shake out.