On February 6, Barack Obama made the following observation:
I think those superdelegates and elected officials and party insiders would have to think long and hoard about how they approach the nomination if the people they represent have said that Obama is our guy.
Let me heartily concur with the Senator’s sentiments on that matter.
There certainly are a number of different counts on superdelegates, so let me just settle on the one that I like to watch.
According to that list, among the states that have held primaries and caucuses, Hillary Clinton currently has 134 pledged superdelegates, and Barack Obama currently has 77 pledged superdelegates. Well, enough. (I excluded the results of New Mexico, where the race continues to be undecided.)
But when you actually count the superdelegates from the states that have made their choices, 24 of Hillary’s superdelegates are from states where she lost, that is, 22 percent of her super delegates. Barack Obama, conversely, has 34% (n=26) of his superdelegates from states he lost.
Mr. Obama perhaps should be careful what he calls for.