根据民主党的一份报告，如果伯尼·桑德斯参议员没有获得大多数代表的支持，几十名民主党超级代表可能会停止提名他为总统纽约时报 周四。
通过对包括93名超级代表在内的许多知名民主党官员的采访，该报发现，在给予桑德斯提名的问题上，存在“压倒性”的阻力。这倍报道称，民主党当权派领导人“愿意冒着党内损害的风险，在7月的全国代表大会上停止对他的提名。”
在接受采访的93名超级代表中，只有9名表示，如果桑德斯最终获得的是多数代表而不是绝对多数，他应该成为提名人。
如果没有候选人获得大多数代表的支持，那么很可能会召开一次由中间人主持的大会。民主党上次经历这样的结果是在1952年。这进一步引发了一场辩论，即拥有最多的代表人数是否足以让候选人赢得提名。“人民的意愿应该占上风，”桑德斯最近说。"得票最多的人应该成为被提名者。"
民主党超级代表们对桑德斯能否团结全国击败唐纳德·特朗普总统深表怀疑。他们担心这位进步候选人的民主社会主义观点(包括“全民医保”和免费四年制公立大学)可能会伤害摇摆州的民主党众议院和参议院候选人。
另一方面，桑德斯曾表示，他的计划将在年轻人和工人阶级中引起兴奋，并导致击败特朗普总统所需的创纪录投票率。在新罕布什尔州初选和内华达州预选中获胜后，这位佛蒙特州参议员仍然是民主党候选人中的领先者。
民主党总统候选人伯尼·桑德斯在民主党总统初选辩论中发言
过去，超级代表通常会支持那些在初选和党团会议中获得最多承诺代表的候选人。
对桑德斯来说，获得提名的途径取决于他在超级星期二举行初选和党团会议的16个州的表现。如果他以相当大的优势获胜，那么他就有望获得民主党提名。然而，如果这位佛蒙特州参议员和他的竞争对手在超级星期二的选举中不分上下，他的提名可能不会轻易自动产生。
DOZENS OF DEMOCRATIC SUPERDELEGATES OPPOSE NOMINATING SANDERS IF HE FALLS SHORT OF MAJORITY DELEGATES, REPORT SAYS
Dozens of Democratic superdelegates could put the brakes on nominating Senator Bernie Sanders for president if he falls short of receiving a majority of delegates, according to a report by The New York Times Thursday.
Through interviews with many high-profile Democratic Party officials, including 93 superdelegates, the paper found an "overwhelming" amount of pushback in giving Sanders the nomination. The Timesreported that Democratic establishment leaders were "willing to risk intraparty damage to stop his nomination at the national convention in July."
Of the 93 superdelegates interviewed, only nine said that Sanders should become the nominee if he ends up with a plurality of delegates instead of an absolute majority.
If no candidate reaches a majority of delegates, a brokered convention would be a likely scenario. The last time the Democratic Party experienced such an outcome occurred in 1952. It furthers a debate on whether having the just most number of delegates would enough for a candidate to win the nomination. "The will of the people should prevail," Sanders recently said. "The person who has the most votes should become the nominee."
Democratic superdelegates share heavy skepticism that Sanders would be able to unite the country to defeat President Donald Trump. They fear the progressive candidate's democratic socialist views (including "Medicare for all" and free four-year public college) could hurt Democratic House and Senate candidates in swing states.
On the other hand, Sanders has said that his plans would garner excitement among the young and working class and result in a record turnout of voters needed to defeat President Trump. After his recent victories in the New Hampshire primary and Nevada caucuses, the Vermont senator continues to be the front-runner among Democratic candidates.
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks during the Democratic presidential primary debate
In the past, superdelegates have generally backed the candidates who have had the most pledged delegates from wins in the primaries and caucuses.
For Sanders, the path to capturing the nomination depends on how well he performs in the 16 states holding primaries and caucuses on Super Tuesday. If he wins in considerable fashion, then he is poised to nab the Democratic nomination. However, if the Vermont senator and his fellow competitors are neck and neck in the Super Tuesday results, his nomination might not be easily automatic.
