Meet the superdelegates

Every superdelegate faces this same quandary: alienating the Democrats who elect them and with whom they must work. “People are very much divided,” said Mizeur.

“The word ‘superdelegate,’ to me is not a proper way to identify it. We are delegates, just as any delegate is chosen,” said Rep. Lincoln Davis, the Democrat who has represented Tennessee’s mostly rural Fourth Congressional district since 2003.

“I was chosen by a population of 630,000 people that live in the congressional district. I got 68 percent of the vote…. I think it’s appropriate that individuals who serve large parts of the state, who are Democrats, be part of the process. That’s just been a customary part of American politics, certainly within the Democratic Party.”