Of the 121 delegates who will come from Massachusetts, only 93 are apportioned based on the statewide vote.The other 28 are "unpledged" delegates, free to vote for any of the presidential candidates at the national convention. Sometimes called "super delegates," this group is comprised of the 10 members of the House of Representatives, both U.S. senators, Gov. Deval L. Patrick, three former chairmen of the Democratic National Convention and others.
OBAMAGovernor Deval PatrickSenator Ted Kennedy Senator John Kerry U.S. Reps.Michael Capuano William Delahunt CLINTONU.S. Reps.Barney FrankRichard E. NealJames P. McGovernStephen F. Lynch
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Mary O'Brien, of Pittsfield, a member of the Democratic State Committee, has served as a delegate to the national convention a half-dozen times since the 1980s. Every time, she said, the bulk of the super delegates have fallen in line with the majority of the state voters and the front-runner has emerged, unscathed by a tough convention fight."It would not be a sensible move on the part of the super delegates to light any fires under the electorate who make up their constituencies and, in the face of the majority, go against the raw votes in the commonwealth," she said.
