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Originally Posted by Mr Quatro
By the way does the nomination have to go to the one with the most delegate votes or can the DNC pick whoever they want?
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no, the one with the most delegates win.
However, "superdelegates", mostly unelected dem party officials who are free to vote as they wish could swing the balance. They represent about 16% of all delegates, enough to swing the nomination if it is close.
In 1984, it was the superdelegates that made sure Mondale won on the first ballot over Gary Hart, instead of having a contested convention.
So even if Bernie is ahead, but does not have a clear majority, he could be denied the nomination.