- The Reason This Superdelegate Chose Bernie Sanders Is More Eye-Opening Than It Should Be "Noting that a candidate could technically win 59 percent of the popular vote but lose the nomination if all superdelegates backed the other candidate Grayson called the current set-up a "betrayal to democracy." http://www.bustle.com/articles/145047-the-reason-this-superdelegate-chose-bernie-sanders-is-more-eye-opening-than-it-should-be 343 comments politics