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Originally Posted by octothorp
The talley that SCD was posting includes New Hampshire's superdelegates, of which there are 8, six of which have already committed to Clinton. It's worth mentioning that these super-delegates can change their allegience if they want to.
So even if Sanders continues to win states by the same margin as New Hampshire (unlikely), he would need a widespread defection of super-delegates from Clinton to him, which is only really conceivable in the case of a major Clinton scandal.
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Didn't Clinton have a bunch of super-delegates in her pocket before Obama turned the tables?
After Sanders' Big Win in New Hampshire, Establishment Figures Want to Scare You with Superdelegates. Here's Why It's Bull####
http://www.pastemagazine.com/article...tablishme.html
http://www.npr.org/2015/11/13/455812...e-over-sanders
It's true that Clinton also led in the superdelegate race in the 2008 presidential cycle and eventually lost to Barack Obama. But Clinton's support is far greater than what it was around this time in 2007.
Back then, AP found that 169 superdelegates were for Clinton; Obama had 63 of the 90 percent they contacted in December 2007. That's a nearly 3-to-1 advantage. Her lead this year is 45 to 1.