David S. Broder - The Democrats’ Worst Nightmare - washingtonpost.com

Despite a relatively narrow loss Tuesday in the delegate fight in the largest prize since Ohio and Texas, Obama is likely to be leading in both popular votes and convention delegates when the last primary results are counted June 3. But it is almost certain that he will be short of the number needed for nomination, leaving the final choice to the almost 800 superdelegates — elected officials and party leaders.

Well, not really. At this point, Obama has nearly erased the once overwhelming lead Hillary had in the superdelegate race, and is just about splitting 500 or so delegates with her, leaving 300 still at large. By the time the primaries end, if those remaining 300 haven’t gone en masse to Obama, the decision could rest in the hands of a hundred or so supers - almost all of whom will be long-term legislators and the very top powers of the Democratic party - the elite of the elites, in other words.

Almost all of these entitlement lords view themselves as the powers behind the throne, and in this case, they may well turn out to be correct. It would be interesting to watch the reaction if, after four decades of attempting to make the Democrat selection process the most democratic in history, the ultimate decision ended up being made by the same old gang of entrenched political grandees.

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