I understand that the "superdelegates" are a replacement of the smoke filled room (what state still allows that?) In the bad old days, the party elders met in private and "selected" someone for us to vote for. Even now, if you read the fine print, even regular delegates can give the finger to their voters and pledge to someone else. This is handy with, for example, John Edwards delegates who can switch to someone left. It's not so good if they defy the voters. The only long term solution is a national primary, with a run-off if no one gets more than 33% (pick a number, this number is based on four viable candidates splitting the vote.) The two top vote getters in the primary would vie in the run-off. No stupid conventions, back room deals or "superdelagates!"