I'm Not a Superdelegate, but I Play One on the Internet

Like any of the 796 superdelegates in this highly charged presidential-election cycle, Tom Ryan says he’s taking his responsibility of choosing a Democratic nominee for president very seriously.

So seriously that the putative candidate for mayor of Scranton, Pa., has posted several YouTube videos describing what it’s like to be a superdelegate.

“Many of you don’t know what it’s like to be in my shoes,” Ryan agonized in an April 17 video shot at what looks like his kitchen table. “If Hillary wins Pennsylvania, do I go with the will of the people of the state and support Hillary? Or do I go with the will of the people of the nation and support Obama? This is why I’m undecided.”

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