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I think you have to see it as (none / 0) (#152)
by Warren Terrer on Sun Mar 16, 2008 at 12:57:34 PM EST
two separate issues, i.e. what factors should superdelegates consider, and two, should they consider delegate count over popular vote.

If you think about it you'll see that they are separate, in that a superdelegate can consider many things such as what particular states were one by each candidate, demographics, etc.

But on the question of 'delegate count' there is simply no reason to consider it a better metric than popular vote for any reason. It's not a separate factor from popular vote. It is a number that is merely derived from another number, namely the popular vote. It is no better indicator of how a candidate will do in November than is the popular vote, AND it is only an approximate measure of the will of the people. In my view delegate count shouldn't be considered by a superdelegate AT ALL.

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