We are a traditionally Republican state on the national level, but our values run deep on democracy and independence. The Democrats of my state must acknowledge this.

Let the Massachusetts voters decide. As a lifetime resident of Massachusetts and as a registered voter I request that the voters decide the nomination.

The democratic process has been manipulated so much that many people have given up on the idea that their vote actually matters. We need our party to be reinvigorated by unity—and a pledge that we are all in this together. Superdelegates must stand behind the popular vote to ensure a Democratic win in November.

Keep democracy alive in the Democratic party! All Democratic party superdelegates should pledge to support the winner of the popular vote for the Democratic nomination. If supporters of either candidate walk away from this process believing that their votes do not count, then the democratic process is lost, and so is the hope for a win in November. Let the voters decide!

The democratic process is too important to allow elitist favoritism to dictate our party's choice in the primary.

People think politicians do not care about the people. Super delegates give the people more reason to believe that. By ignoring the will of the voters, the voters in return will feel betrayed.

I'm an elementary school literacy teacher at a Title 1 school. Many of our students come from single-parent, low-income families, as well as having English as their second language. I teach them the importance of learning to speak and read English, and that they will benefit from being lifelong readers and writers. I would like these children to see that their families do, in fact, have a voice, and that registered voters in the United States decide elections. I want to make sure that this primary doesn't prove me wrong.

This will be my first time voting. I have learned that every single vote counts and, thus, I feel that the superdelegates of Missouri should see that our voice on whom we want to be president matters more than a handful of party leaders.

It is so important that the majority of people/voters feel that they are playing a vital role in our democracy, and that the will of the people is acknowledged and supported by the votes of their representatives (including superdelegates). Voting is a precious privilege that should be encouraged by everyone, and its result should be respected and supported by everyone.

This year's race for the Democratic presidential nomination is closer than ever. So close, in fact, that the nomination could be decided by a few individuals whose "superdelegate" vote is disproportionately influential compared to the average citizen's. There are 712 superdelegates total (five of whom are from Nebraska), compared with 4,051 voter-elected delegates. To get a sense of the disproportionate power of a superdelegate, think of it this way: These 712 individual superdelegates get 712 convention votes (thus one convention vote per person). By contrast, 712 regular citizens have the equivalent of about 0.08 convention votes (giving one voter less than 1/1000 of the power of a superdelegate). In a nation where every citizen is supposed to have an equal say in the election process, this seems to go completely against how elections are meant to be run. Superdelegates, with great power comes great responsibility. Please don't abuse this power to swing the vote away from the people's choice. Pledge to support the candidate who gets the most pledged delegate votes, no matter who that may be.

If we're going to call this country a democratic republic, let's start acting like we mean it! There's no good reason why the citizen voters of Indiana shouldn't be able to decide between the candidates which they want to represent them.

As a resident of the state of Florida, ground zero for the 2000 Republican election vote scandal, I am deeply concerned that the Florida superdelegates will rubber-stamp a primary candidate that has not gotten the most pledged delegates. Florida superdelegates must ensure a democratic process, just as the name of the party who will decide the nominee for president indicates. Florida superdelegates: Commit to voting for the candidate with the most pledged delegates at the Democratic National Convention in July.