Is there anybody who can explain exactly how the delegate voting system works?
The rules are made by each party: as The primaries are not a National / Government controlled thing each party makes up its own rules as they want. Democrats for this election: first source Republican : second source The delegate: and super delegates all also get answered on the page as well Remember these are Party ran to determine who the party will back for an election: while some states hold open primaries most have closed: Closed means only people who are members of the party can vote toward that states primary/ or be involved in that states caucus, Based on them votes so many delegates get assigned, additionally the True State Party officers also get to assign (Super Delegates). So while many feel it is simply a popular vote in the state, it is not, Most states delegates are not committed, they can change their vote when it gets to the convention: this allows the Party to still put up the Candidate they think is best for trying to win the General Election. The Super Delegate is t
