Poll: Plurality Thinks Super-Delegates Should Back Winner Of Popular Vote
I'm a bit late posting this, but I wanted to flag it -- there's an interesting number buried in the new Washington Post poll:
18. (ASKED OF LEANED DEMOCRATS) The Democratic nomination may be decided by so-called "super delegates" who can pick any candidate they choose. Do you think the super delegates should support the candidate who won the most (delegates) in primaries and caucuses; the candidate who won the most (overall votes); or the candidate they think is best, regardless of either delegate or vote totals?Delegates 13
Overall votes 46
Candidate they think is best 37
The Hillary campaign is clinging to the hope that she'll somehow be able to eek out a long shot popular vote win, and support here appears stronger for the idea that the popular vote is the metric super-dels should use.
Obama, of course, is on track to win both the delegate count and the popular vote, and the total support voiced here for supporting either of those is 59% -- far higher than the 37% saying super-dels should exercise their own judgment.
Also, while the number supporting the idea that super-dels should do what they want is surprisingly high, my bet is that if Obama wins both the pledged del count and the popular vote this number would quickly drop.
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