How much is a super delegate's vote worth?
The math is pretty shocking.
As of the April 1st, about 13.7 millions Americans have voted in primaries and caucuses. Based on the proportions of these outcomes Barack Obama has won 1,414 pledged delegates and Hillary Clinton: 1,247.
So a total of 2,661 pledged delegates currently represent the votes of about 13.7 million Democrats and Independents. In other words:
One super delegate's vote is as powerful as the vote of... not 100, not 1000... but more than 5,000 average Americans!
To turn that stat around, these 796 flesh-and-blood individuals have the same weight as a city the size of our nation's second largest: Los Angeles (3.8 million). Or a state the size of Oregon (3.7 million).
As of the April 1st, about 13.7 millions Americans have voted in primaries and caucuses. Based on the proportions of these outcomes Barack Obama has won 1,414 pledged delegates and Hillary Clinton: 1,247.
So a total of 2,661 pledged delegates currently represent the votes of about 13.7 million Democrats and Independents. In other words:
One super delegate's vote is as powerful as the vote of... not 100, not 1000... but more than 5,000 average Americans!
To turn that stat around, these 796 flesh-and-blood individuals have the same weight as a city the size of our nation's second largest: Los Angeles (3.8 million). Or a state the size of Oregon (3.7 million).
posted by Robert at 26.3.08
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