--- title: Alan Grayson Asks Internet to Decide His Superdelegate Vote description: The Congressman is letting Internet users decide his vote—Bernie Sanders or Hillary Clinton. canonical: https://time.com/4228440/alan-grayson-internet-decides-superdelegate-vote/ author: Daniel White article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-02-17T23:54:08.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-19T07:46:31.282Z article:section: Politics og:title: Alan Grayson Asks Internet to Decide His Superdelegate Vote og:description: Alan Grayson is letting Internet users decide his vote for Sanders or Clinton og:url: https://time.com/4228440/alan-grayson-internet-decides-superdelegate-vote/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6f084f87efc88a56/69887e1e8e060145d0464a78/gettyimages-461488930.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 4928 og:image:height: 2772 og:image:alt: gettyimages-461488930.jpg og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Alan Grayson Asks Internet to Decide His Superdelegate Vote twitter:description: Alan Grayson is letting Internet users decide his vote for Sanders or Clinton twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6f084f87efc88a56/69887e1e8e060145d0464a78/gettyimages-461488930.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # This Congressman Is Letting the Internet Decide His Superdelegate Vote > Sponsored content. 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Alan Grayson, D-Fla., speaks during a House Democrats' news conference in the Capitol on Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2015. Bill Clark—CQ Roll Call/Getty Images by [Daniel White](https://time.com/author/daniel-white/) ## Daniel White Feb 17, 2016 11:54 PM UTC Rep. Alan Grayson offered Wednesday to allow Internet users to decide his superdelegate vote in the Democratic primary—Bernie Sanders or Hillary Clinton. The Congressman representing Florida’s 9th district offered the choice in [a post on Tumblr](http://alangraysonemails.tumblr.com/post/139502786856/bernie-sanders-or-hillary-clinton-talk-to-me), saying he would be making his vote at the Democratic Convention in July based on online feedback. “I’ll be making this decision based on what you and your friends tell me. I’m inviting you to vote on this, and give your reasons,” Grayson wrote in the post. “Democracy—what a concept!” Internet users can vote [via an online form](http://action.senatorwithguts.com/page/s/survey%5Fpresidential2016) that asks for their email, first name, candidate preference and an explanation for their support of either Sanders or Clinton. Though the form does ask for postal code, it is not clear if votes will be exclusive to Grayson’s constituents. Grayson, who is [running a controversial bid for Senate](http://www.orlandosentinel.com/opinion/os-alan-grayson-hedge-fund-scott-maxwell-20160216-column.html), is one of the all important superdelegates—an unelected delegate who is free to vote for any candidate at their party’s national convention. Candidates court superdelegates because of their flexibility in voting, but Grayson says that process is corrupt. “Look, I’d be perfectly happy if our nominee were chosen exclusively in the primaries. But 15% of the delegates to the Democratic Convention are chosen because of who they are, not whom they support,” Grayson said. “And I happen to be one of them. I wrestled with that responsibility for a while, until I realized that I don’t have to decide – I can let you decide.” ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4228440/alan-grayson-internet-decides-superdelegate-vote/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4228440/alan-grayson-internet-decides-superdelegate-vote/"},"headline":"This Congressman Is Letting the Internet Decide His Superdelegate Vote","datePublished":"2016-02-17T23:54:08.000Z","dateModified":"2026-08-19T07:46:31.282Z","description":"Rep. 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