Sunlight Foundation

Keeping Tabs on the Superdelegates

Publication: New York Times

Katharine Q. Seelye
February 19, 2008

The last time the superdelegates really mattered in a Democratic primary was in 1984. One of the big differences between then and now is the Internet. This has allowed the emergence of a whole new political force that did not exist two decades ago. And it means everyone can watch the political alliances shift and, in a sense, everyone can play.