What exactly is a super delegate? A super delegate is a delegate to the Democratic national convention that has a vote in deciding the Democratic presidential nominee. However, unlike most delegates, the super delegates don't vote to represent a primary or a caucus. These super delegates are usually current or former party officials. To me, this seems like a rediculous concept that may even deprive the people the candidate they actually chose in the primaries. Today I read a startling article on yahoo!news. An analyst wrote that even though Obama is ahead in pledged delegates from the primaries, but even if he won every delegate from here on out, he would not have enough to secure the presidential nomination. This troubles me, because our future is in the hands of these so-called super delegates. Why are their votes more important than the average U.S. citizen? I feel as though we are getting short-changed. The analyst said himself that there is no rhyme or reason to the selection of the nominee by the delegates. He said that some choose based on who had won more primaries, as where others choose their candidate by who they believe has a better chance to win the presidential election. I don't understand how their opinions can outweigh the opinions of the American citizens. This system of super delegates seems like an outdated method in need of revision. I believe that this system, much like the electoral college in the actual election, hinder the fundamentals of a democratic society and, therefore need to be changed or replaced with a system that actually depends on the votes of American people.
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