Reply #93: Mondale didn't need the SDs to win in 1984

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He had nearly 2200 delegates to Hart's 1200 delegates. Of that total, approximately 700 were superdelegates. Mondale would have won without the support of superdelegates.

Also, the primary system didn't actually become the prominent way to select delegates until 1976, after reforms were first instigated in 1972. Humphrey got the nomination in 1968 under a different set of rules from today.

Hillary will probably stay in the race until the convention, although it may not be in full campaign mode.