print email comment close Backgrounder: The Role of Delegates in the U.S. Presidential Nominating Process URL: http://www.cfr.org/publication/15414/ Description: This article explains concepts related to delegates in U.S. presidential elections, including definitions of delegates ("individuals chosen to represent their states at their party conventions prior to a presidential election") and superdelegates (occur only in the Democratic Party and a much-discussed topic in relation to the 2008 Democratic National Convention), how delegates are picked in the Republican and Democratic parties, the role of independents, and the brokered convention. From the Council on Foreign Relations. Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations Extra Keywords super delegate LII Database Information: Record 25439 created by Jennifer English on 02/07/2008 Last modification on 04/21/2008 Published: 02/13/2008   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/25439