Worried about the Superdelegates? Change their minds.
Unpledged delegates to the Democratic National Convention are a fact. They will be there, and can vote any way they choose during the nominating process. That's why they're called "unpledged." Unlike the massive majority, over 80% of delegates who must vote according the results of their state's primaries, unpledged delegates (superdelegates) can make up their own minds.
Whether that is a good or bad thing is irrelevant, really. They exist and will play their roles at the convention. What is reality is that we know who they are. We can communicate with them. Most are elected officials, including all Democratic House members and Senators, along with the Democratic Governors of states which have Democratic Governors. We know their names. We can contact them quite easily. Another group of these unpledged "superdelegates" are members of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) from each state. You can find out who those are, too, on your state's Democratic Party website. You can communicate with them, too.
A little more than half of those 712 unpledged delegates have stated their preferences and intentions publicly. The rest have not. In any case, they are people who have been elected by their constituents or by the Democratic Party organization in their states. If you're a constituent of a House member, a Senator or a Governor, you can communicate with them. If you're involved in the Democratic Party organization in your state, you are a constituent of those DNC members. You can communicate with them.
If you disagree with their preference in this year's primary race, why just rail about it online? Tell those superdelegates from your own state how you feel. It probably isn't worth telling those from other states how you feel. They'll listen to people from their own states, though.
Go to the link below to see a list of which office holders will be unpledged delegates in your state. Scroll down on that page and click on the link for your state and scroll down to see how unpledged delegates are apportioned and then contact those people. Tell them who you support and encourage them to do the same Explain why and be polite, if you want to have an impact:
http://www.thegreenpapers.com/P16/D
If you want change, take action. I guarantee that none of those superdelegates read DU. They will read your email or postal mail, though, or their staff will. Make your opinion known.
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