John Aravosis over at AmericaBlog.com has a good primer on one crucial aspect of the Democratic Party's nomination process. Although Clinton and Obama are fairly even on elected delegates, Hillary holds a huge lead in overall delegate count.
What's the deal? What's little known (or rarely discussed in television coverage) is the existence of "super delegates"-- members of congress and Democratic Party VIPs who can swing the party's nomination toward a candidate even though he/she doesn't win the majority of elected delegates. Read all about it here.
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