Behind the rise and fall of the opinion polls and the trickle of primary and caucus results is the reality of who will pick next President of the United States.
At the Democratic Convention in late August, there will be over 850 super-delegates–governors, members of Congress and the Democratic National Committee, present and former Senate and House leaders as well as former presidents and vice presidents (Bill Clinton, Al Gore, Jimmy Carter and Walter Mondale get a vote).
Even before Super Tuesday, more than one-third of the 2025 delegates needed to nominate have been chosen and are quietly lining up behind Hillary Clinton (at the latest estimate, 181), Barack Obama (80), John Edwards (29) and Dennis Kucinich (2, including himself). More than half, 479, are uncommitted. You can see the list here.