While Clinton surrogates like Geraldine Ferraro have tried to argue that the super delegates are elected by the people and represent a truer feel for what the people want, it is clear that Clinton's lead is only due to super delegates who fall under the DNC or DPL (party leader) designation.
While some of these people may have run for office once upon a time, the truth is that none of them represent the elected will of anyone. In fact, if you review the list you actually find people who are on the Clinton campaign payroll (like Terry McAuliffe) who didn't even have the judgment to see that if you are going to work for a candidate you should not also be a super delegate.
Superdelegates by Position (w/o Michigan and Florida)
| Candidate | Clinton | Obama | |||||
| Gov. | 10 | 11 | |||||
| Sen. | 12 | 10 | |||||
| Rep. | 73 | 66 | |||||
| DPL | 18 | 8 | |||||
| DNC | 126 | 79 | |||||
| Add-Ons | 0 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 239 | 175 | |||||
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