The first question that many have is what exactly are the role of delegates and how do they affect primaries/caucuses and the election as a whole:
• Delegates: Individuals chosen to represent their states at their party conventions prior to a presidential election. The rules for selecting delegates, which are dictated by the parties, vary not only by party, but by state, and sometimes by congressional district. Democrats have 4,765 delegates, of which 714 are super delegates. While Republicans have 2,472 delegates of which 3 from each state are considered “Superdelegates”.
• The definition of a superdelegate varies from party to