How to Use superdelegate in a Sentence

superdelegate

noun

• Sanders is backed by just 25 superdelegates, and very few of them are recent pledges.
  — Susan Ferrechio, Washington Examiner, 5 Mar. 2020
• But, delegates and superdelegates play a large part in this process.
  — Elly Belle, refinery29.com, 3 Mar. 2020
• But in the event of a deadlock at the convention, superdelegates could come into play.
  — Sarah Almukhtar, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2020
• In the past, superdelegates were able to vote on the first ballot at the convention, for any nominee.
  — Chris Stirewalt, Fox News, 28 June 2018
• More on the Debates Since then, the party has reduced the clout of superdelegates.
  — Joshua Jamerson, WSJ, 25 June 2019
• If no one wins a simple majority, over 700 superdelegates will cast their own votes.
  — Rebecca Picciotto, CNBC, 21 July 2024
• That means that there’s a second round of voting with unpledged superdelegates to help determine the nominee.
  — Nicole Goodkind, Fortune, 18 Mar. 2020
• Democrats are starting to quietly whisper about superdelegates again.
  — NBC News, 28 Oct. 2019
• The winning nominee then has to secure a simple majority of both the pledged and superdelegates.
  — Sareen Habeshian, Axios, 8 July 2024
• Again, superdelegates have never actually tipped a nomination, at least through their floor votes.
  — Seth Masket, Vox, 26 Aug. 2018
• All the delegates and superdelegates are already selected and set to convene in Chicago.
  — Editorial Board, Washington Post, 21 July 2024
• The Providence meeting did not settle the question of superdelegates.
  — David Weigel, Washington Post, 12 June 2018
• During a meeting with Perez last week, many members were angry about proposals to rid the party of superdelegates completely.
  — Adam Levy, CNN, 13 June 2018
• Biden has already won the backing of 104 superdelegates, and more are lining up behind his candidacy every day.
  — Susan Ferrechio, Washington Examiner, 5 Mar. 2020
• Here are responses that Reid and Lisa got from two Democratic superdelegates but weren’t able to fit into their article.
  — Giovanni Russonello, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2020
• The only way Sanders could have won would have been through the support of superdelegates going against those votes, according to PolitiFact.
  — William Cummings, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2020
• Their report included reducing superdelegates by about 60%, which didn't go far enough for many Sanders supporters.
  — Adam Levy, CNN, 8 June 2018
• While most superdelegates are elected to a public or party office, the at-large DNC members are chosen by party leaders.
  — Jennifer Epstein, Bloomberg.com, 18 Oct. 2017
• But, at the end of the day, the responsibility that superdelegates have is to decide what is best for this country and what is best for the Democratic Party.
  — ABC News, 1 Mar. 2020
• Moses Mercado, the recall’s field organizer, was a superdelegate for Barack Obama who has lived in the city for 31 years.
  — Andrew Trunsky, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2024
• While the superdelegates wouldn’t have to back the leading candidate, not doing so could cause an uproar within the party, especially among Sanders’ supporters.
  — Maureen Groppe, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2020
• There are 41 pledged delegates up for grabs in the Democratic race, plus an additional eight unpledged (superdelegates) from Iowa.
  — NBC News, 3 Feb. 2020
• Under the proposal, superdelegates would be able to vote for president at a convention only if no candidate received a majority on the first round of balloting.
  — Reid J. Epstein, WSJ, 24 Aug. 2018
• At least three of the people worked for either Hillary Clinton or Bernie Sanders in 2016 while also casting ballots as superdelegates.
  — Jennifer Epstein, Bloomberg.com, 18 Oct. 2017
• After the 2016 election, the DNC reformed the superdelegate system.
  — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 6 July 2026
• In 2018, the DNC reformed its primaries on Sanders’s preferred terms, curtailing the role of superdelegates.
  — David Weigel, semafor.com, 8 July 2026
• Even if Sanders had won California, Clinton would have had enough delegates from primaries and caucuses from across the country and support from superdelegates to still win the nomination.
  — Joshua Stewart, sandiegouniontribune.com, 28 July 2017
• Before any votes were cast, Clinton had locked up nearly all of the party’s 800 superdelegates, who represented roughly 40% of the votes needed to clinch the nomination.
  — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 6 July 2026
• Taking an initial step, the DNC voted in March to accept a committee report calling for reducing the influence of superdelegates, among other changes.
  — Nicole Gaudiano, USA TODAY, 5 June 2018
• In 2018, the party chose to reduce the influence of superdelegates on the nomination process, agreeing that superdelegates would not automatically get to vote on the first ballot.
  — Philip Elliott, TIME, 28 June 2024