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Article: Dems' 'super delegates' may decide the nominee

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February 9, 2008
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Look, over there, at the Democratic National Convention! They can do anything. They can go anywhere. They're ... Super Delegates!

Democrats have 796 of them, and if the race for the White House remains as close as it is now between Sens. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, these "super delegates" - elected officials and party members who can back any candidate - could decide the next nominee.

So while they may not be able to leap tall buildings in a single bound, analysts note that super delegates count for 20percent of the vote at the Democratic National Convention - making their powers substantial.

"They can do anything they damn well please," said Bruce Cain, director of the Institute of ...

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