What are super delegates? | US Elections 2016

Super delegates play a key but controversial role in deciding a party’s presidential nominee. Subscribe to The Guardian ► For the Democrats, they make up around 15 percent of the total delegate count – meaning they can go a long way to cementing a candidate’s lead, or staging their comeback. But what are super delegates exactly? And how do candidates win their support? Guardian website ► Suggested videos: Dear America: This Donald Trump thing ...