host: ben pershing, do you want to pick up on anything from that call?uest: the super delegates from michigan have already pledged to hillary even though they haven't voted. you have hundreds of elected officials who have endorsed, well before their states have spoken. in the race, everyone saw hillary clinton as the clear favorite, so why not endorse? this is what gives rise to the democratic party feeling disenfranchised. why should we vote if our elected officials are not listening to us? host: has there ever been an people's not let these votes be known until the convention to not influence the system? prefer that.ould and some want democrats to go the way of republicans, you have to go the way your state goes. host: have you heard anything from any superdelegates saying "i could switch if my state during its primary or caucus goes a certain way?" guest: not this cycle. it did come up in 2008. both sides use the same arguments against each other. barack obama said the system is unfair, how good hillary clinton have so many delegates, they should foll

host: ben pershing is managing editor at "national journal."ple that has some supporters of bernie sander concerned this week is that he beat hillary clinton by 20 but hein new hampshire, and hillary clinton could leave new hampshire with the same number of delegates because of superdelegates. what is a superdelegate? guest: it exists in the democratic party. they have something similar to the republican party but do not work quite the same way. are members of congress, party officials, the elites of the party. there are a little over 700 of them out of over 4000 delegates. they can support whomever they want to support. they are not bound by what their states do or by the results of the primaries or caucuses. in new hampshire, bernie sanders can win new hampshire and still come out with fewer delegates than hillary clinton because these superdelegates are choosing to go the other way. host: the a.p. has a delegate tracker talking about delegates and superdelegates and where the candidates stand. bernie sanders currently with 44 , despite winni

and international esponse to the zika virus with exandra phelan and ben pershing discusses campaign 2016nd the role of super delegates in the presidential primary. host: good morning. it's saturday, february 13, 2016. with the south carolina primaries and nevada caucuses looming, the six remaining republican candidates are set to debate once again tonight in greenville, south carolina, for the ninth g.o.p. presidential debate of the cycle. on the democratic side, presidential candidates have now shared the debate stage half a dozen times, and with that many chances for the candidates to take questions, we're asking our viewers this morning if you believe there are any topics that have been missed or not explored enough. if you were moderating the next presidential primary debate, what would your questions be for any or all of the 2016 candidates? that'sur

host: ben pershing, i will give you the last minute on some of the solutions you heard from the last caller, and how you think the issue will continue to play out. guest: that last caller made an important point. super delegates will be on the ballots themselves. if you want to change how the process works, have the superdelegates get threatened. say if you do not support the state's pick, we will vote you out. then you might see a change in behavior. host: nationaljournal.com. come back and join us again. guest: thank you. announcer: u.s. supreme court wasice antonin scalia found dead in a west texas ranch. he was a guest at a resort in the big bend region. andrrived on friday attended a private party with 40 people. when he did not appear for breakfast, the person associated with the ranch went to his room and found a body. the sheriff and the fbi are involved in the investigation. a federal official who asked not to be named told a newspaper there was no evidence of foul play, and it appeared scalia died of natural causes. scalia, the longest-serving court justice was nominated in