Stop Showing Superdelegates in the Democratic Primary Delegate Count

The Issue

A Google search for "Democratic primary" (or several related terms) returns a graph of both pledged delegates won through voting and "superdelegates".

Superdelegates, unlike pledged delegates, are not beholden to constituents' votes in their choice of candidate. They were introduced in 1984 to increase the power of Democratic party bosses in the nominating process. They are permitted to change their publicly stated preference, and many did in the 2008 primary as then-Senator Obama gained support.

People searching for information on the primary likely want hard data on a) voting results from completed state primaries and caucuses and b) how delegates will be allocated at the convention. Since superdelegates pledges are completely unrelated to voting results and can be changed at any point before the convention, including superdelegates is actively misleading on both points.

Please join me in requesting that Google show only democratically-selected, unchangeable pledged delegates when reporting primary results.

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The Issue

A Google search for "Democratic primary" (or several related terms) returns a graph of both pledged delegates won through voting and "superdelegates".

Superdelegates, unlike pledged delegates, are not beholden to constituents' votes in their choice of candidate. They were introduced in 1984 to increase the power of Democratic party bosses in the nominating process. They are permitted to change their publicly stated preference, and many did in the 2008 primary as then-Senator Obama gained support.

People searching for information on the primary likely want hard data on a) voting results from completed state primaries and caucuses and b) how delegates will be allocated at the convention. Since superdelegates pledges are completely unrelated to voting results and can be changed at any point before the convention, including superdelegates is actively misleading on both points.

Please join me in requesting that Google show only democratically-selected, unchangeable pledged delegates when reporting primary results.

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