So, Which Super Delegates Do You Know or Recognize?

[MineralMan]

6. All of them are elected.

Even the DNC members are elected by state Democratic Party convention delegates.

Most people won't recognize the DNC members' names, though, unless they are involved in their state's Democratic Party organization.

In fact, almost every delegate to the Democratic Nominating Convention who is not a super delegate is also chosen by the Democratic Party Organization in each state. Pledged delegates are chosen, based proportionally on a state or local district's primary or caucus results. They are chosen by being elected by party members.

Pledged delegates far outnumber super delegates, who aren't pledged to any candidate. Those automatic, unpledged delegates use their best judgment to decide for whom to vote. Pledges delegates also do that if the candidate they are pledged to withdraws or does not receive 15% or more of the vote on any ballot at the convention. Judgment.