Bernie is the guy who never picks up the check. After 25 years in the Senate as an independent, he joined the Democratic Party, solely for what the party could do for him. At a minimum he sought a national platform for his ideas, at the high end, a process and organization that could make him president.
SuperDelegates are the heart and soul of the party. They are office holders and key operatives that have devoted the better part of their adult lives to the party. As a reward they are assured a seat, and a vote, at the convention. They make up 15 percent of the total.
Bernie has SuperDelegate envy. He swivels between castigating them for not being democratic, and strategizing to use them to win the nomination, even if Hillary has the majority of pledged delegates. Barring an event that makes Clinton unelectable, she has earned the support of SuperDelegates. She is not a user. She has picked up her fair share of the checks. Directly or indirectly she has campaigned and raised money for most of the SuperDelegates. They will repay her loyalty, and ignore the iconoclastic independent.
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