 How Much Impact Will Superdelegates Have In The Democratic Primary?Superdelegates can, and very likely will, have an impact on the democratic primary process. But how much influence remains to be seen.As Nate Silver of FiveThirtyEight writes here, superdelegates are democratic insiders who hold voting power apart from that of ordinary delegates.Silver explains: Superdelegates were created in part to give Democratic party elites the opportunity to put their finger on the scale and prevent nominations like those of George McGovern in 1972 or Jimmy Carter in 1976, which displeased party insiders. While Silver agrees with many progressive voters, who say that the superdelegate system is  profoundly unfair,  he also notes that the amount of influence superdelegates have on the outcome of a primary race depends largely on how close the race is.There are approximately 712 superdelegates. These delegates equal about one-sixth of the 4,763 delegates who will determine the outcome of the primary. In order to win the party s nomination, a candidate needs to secure at least 2,382 delegates.According to Silver: Superdelegates are mathematically relevant when a candidate has 41.2 percent to 58.8 percent of elected delegates. Below that range, a candidate couldn t win a first-ballot majority even with the votes of every superdelegate; above that range, the superdelegates  help wouldn t be necessary to clinch the nomination. To clarify, the following chart was published on FiveThirtyEight, on February 12.The chart shows the percentage of superdelegate votes a candidate would need to win the primary, in correlation to the percentage of regular delegates, which are awarded based on the outcomes of state primary elections.Image credit: screen capture Nate Silver fivethirtyeight.comAs the chart illustrates, the closer the race is, the more impact the superdelegates have on the outcome.Currently Hillary Clinton holds a tremendous lead over Bernie Sanders among pledged superdelegates. Clinton has the support of 362 superdelegates, while Sanders has only captured the support of eight superdelegates thus far.But Silver also points out that superdelegates are free to change their vote at any time during the race, and notes that they often do just that. Unlike elected delegates, superdelegates are unbound to any candidate even on the first ballot. They can switch whenever they like, and some of them probably will switch to Sanders if he extends his winning streak into more diverse states and eventually appears to have more of a mandate than Clinton among Democratic voters. Additionally, Silver states that it s highly unlikely superdelegates would back a candidate who had lost the popular vote by any significant margin, since doing so would likely alienate over half the party s base.So while at the moment it may appear that party insiders are attempting to override the popular vote, it s not likely that the superdelegates will ignore or deny the will of the voters, should they favor Sanders by a significant margin.Silver points to 2008 as an example of how fast things can change. Clinton had a large superdelegate lead over then-senator Barack Obama early on during the 2008 democratic primary, as well. But as the election wore on, several dozen superdelegates changed their original vote from Clinton to Obama. At the same time, uncommitted superdelegates came out in support of his candidacy.So while superdelegates definitely have the power to influence the outcome of an election, especially in the case of very close race, it s important to keep in mind that voters also have the power to influence the decisions of the superdelegates.View a state-by-state list of democratic superdelegates here. Image credit: Hillary Clinton photo, Marc Nozell via Wikimedia Commons; Bernie Sanders photo, Gage Skidmore, via Flckr.com News
how much impact will superdelegates have in the democratic primary superdelegates likely impact democratic primary process but much influence remains nate silver fivethirtyeight writes superdelegates democratic insiders hold voting power apart ordinary explains superdelegates created part give democratic party elites opportunity put finger scale prevent nominations like george govern jimmy carter displeased party insiders while silver agrees many progressive voters say superdelegate system profoundly unfair also notes amount influence superdelegates outcome primary race depends largely close race approximately superdelegates these delegates equal delegates determine outcome primary in order win party nomination candidate needs secure least silver superdelegates mathematically relevant candidate percent percent elected delegates below range candidate win majority even votes every superdelegate range superdelegates help necessary clinch nomination to clarify following chart published fivethirtyeight february chart shows percentage superdelegate votes candidate would need win primary correlation percentage regular delegates awarded based outcomes state primary credit screen capture nate silver chart illustrates closer race impact superdelegates hillary clinton holds tremendous lead bernie sanders among pledged superdelegates clinton support superdelegates sanders captured support eight superdelegates thus silver also points superdelegates free change vote time race notes often unlike elected delegates superdelegates unbound candidate even first ballot they switch whenever like probably switch sanders extends winning streak diverse states eventually appears mandate clinton among democratic voters additionally silver states highly unlikely superdelegates would back candidate lost popular vote significant margin since would likely alienate half party moment may appear party insiders attempting override popular vote likely superdelegates ignore deny voters favor sanders significant points example fast things change clinton large superdelegate lead barack obama early democratic primary well but election wore several dozen superdelegates changed original vote clinton obama at time committed superdelegates came support superdelegates definitely power influence outcome election especially case close race important keep mind voters also power influence decisions list democratic superdelegates image credit hillary clinton photo marc novel via wikimedia commons bernie sanders photo gage skidmore via news
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT:  How Much Impact Will Superdelegates Have In The Democratic Primary?Superdelegates can, and very likely will, have an impact on the democratic primary process. But how much influence remains to be seen.As Nate Silver of FiveThirtyEight writes here, superdelegates are democratic insiders who hold voting power apart from that of ordinary delegates.Silver explains: Superdelegates were created in part to give Democratic party elites the opportunity to put their finger on the scale and prevent nominations like those of George McGovern in 1972 or Jimmy Carter in 1976, which displeased party insiders. While Silver agrees with many progressive voters, who say that the superdelegate system is  profoundly unfair,  he also notes that the amount of influence superdelegates have on the outcome of a primary race depends largely on how close the race is.There are approximately 712 superdelegates. These delegates equal about one-sixth of the 4,763 delegates who will determine the outcome of the primary. In order to win the party s nomination, a candidate needs to secure at least 2,382 delegates.According to Silver: Superdelegates are mathematically relevant when a candidate has 41.2 percent to 58.8 percent of elected delegates. Below that range, a candidate couldn t win a first-ballot majority even with the votes of every superdelegate; above that range, the superdelegates  help wouldn t be necessary to clinch the nomination. To clarify, the following chart was published on FiveThirtyEight, on February 12.The chart shows the percentage of superdelegate votes a candidate would need to win the primary, in correlation to the percentage of regular delegates, which are awarded based on the outcomes of state primary elections.Image credit: screen capture Nate Silver fivethirtyeight.comAs the chart illustrates, the closer the race is, the more impact the superdelegates have on the outcome.Currently Hillary Clinton holds a tremendous lead over Bernie Sanders among pledged superdelegates. Clinton has the support of 362 superdelegates, while Sanders has only captured the support of eight superdelegates thus far.But Silver also points out that superdelegates are free to change their vote at any time during the race, and notes that they often do just that. Unlike elected delegates, superdelegates are unbound to any candidate even on the first ballot. They can switch whenever they like, and some of them probably will switch to Sanders if he extends his winning streak into more diverse states and eventually appears to have more of a mandate than Clinton among Democratic voters. Additionally, Silver states that it s highly unlikely superdelegates would back a candidate who had lost the popular vote by any significant margin, since doing so would likely alienate over half the party s base.So while at the moment it may appear that party insiders are attempting to override the popular vote, it s not likely that the superdelegates will ignore or deny the will of the voters, should they favor Sanders by a significant margin.Silver points to 2008 as an example of how fast things can change. Clinton had a large superdelegate lead over then-senator Barack Obama early on during the 2008 democratic primary, as well. But as the election wore on, several dozen superdelegates changed their original vote from Clinton to Obama. At the same time, uncommitted superdelegates came out in support of his candidacy.So while superdelegates definitely have the power to influence the outcome of an election, especially in the case of very close race, it s important to keep in mind that voters also have the power to influence the decisions of the superdelegates.View a state-by-state list of democratic superdelegates here. Image credit: Hillary Clinton photo, Marc Nozell via Wikimedia Commons; Bernie Sanders photo, Gage Skidmore, via Flckr.com News
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: how much impact will superdelegates have in the democratic primary superdelegates likely impact democratic primary process but much influence remains nate silver fivethirtyeight writes superdelegates democratic insiders hold voting power apart ordinary explains superdelegates created part give democratic party elites opportunity put finger scale prevent nominations like george govern jimmy carter displeased party insiders while silver agrees many progressive voters say superdelegate system profoundly unfair also notes amount influence superdelegates outcome primary race depends largely close race approximately superdelegates these delegates equal delegates determine outcome primary in order win party nomination candidate needs secure least silver superdelegates mathematically relevant candidate percent percent elected delegates below range candidate win majority even votes every superdelegate range superdelegates help necessary clinch nomination to clarify following chart published fivethirtyeight february chart shows percentage superdelegate votes candidate would need win primary correlation percentage regular delegates awarded based outcomes state primary credit screen capture nate silver chart illustrates closer race impact superdelegates hillary clinton holds tremendous lead bernie sanders among pledged superdelegates clinton support superdelegates sanders captured support eight superdelegates thus silver also points superdelegates free change vote time race notes often unlike elected delegates superdelegates unbound candidate even first ballot they switch whenever like probably switch sanders extends winning streak diverse states eventually appears mandate clinton among democratic voters additionally silver states highly unlikely superdelegates would back candidate lost popular vote significant margin since would likely alienate half party moment may appear party insiders attempting override popular vote likely superdelegates ignore deny voters favor sanders significant points example fast things change clinton large superdelegate lead barack obama early democratic primary well but election wore several dozen superdelegates changed original vote clinton obama at time committed superdelegates came support superdelegates definitely power influence outcome election especially case close race important keep mind voters also power influence decisions list democratic superdelegates image credit hillary clinton photo marc novel via wikimedia commons bernie sanders photo gage skidmore via news