# Super Delegates

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-delegates/436979>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [February 10, 2008, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-delegates/436979 "2008-02-10T00:53:10Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![JohnnieEnigma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/dfb087/32.png) [@JohnnieEnigma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnnieEnigma)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2008, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-delegates/436979/1 "2008-02-10T00:53:10Z")

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If the super delegates decide this democratic nomination and go against the will of the people, then the people better remember who they are and make sure they pay for screwing with democracy.

If Obama wins enough delegates to overpower Hillary, and the super delegates reverse this… there will be hell to pay.

There should be hell to pay.

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**Author:** ![Shayna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shayna/32/17976_2.png) [@Shayna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shayna)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2008, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-delegates/436979/2 "2008-02-10T01:03:00Z")

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There’s [already a thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=454614) about superdelegates.

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**Author:** ![JohnnieEnigma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/dfb087/32.png) [@JohnnieEnigma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnnieEnigma)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2008, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-delegates/436979/3 "2008-02-10T01:22:16Z")

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[QUOTE=Shayna]  
There’s [already a thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=454614) about superdelegates.  
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Oh thanks. I didn’t see it.