The 48 percent of Americans that express an affinity with the Democratic
 Party have not yet chosen Clinton. There has been no primary election 
in any state. But, that does not matter because the selection process 
that counts occurs in the boardrooms and mansions and private clubs and 
getaways of the rich.
-- Glen Ford, "The Ascent of Hillary, the $.2.5 Billion 'People’s' Candidate" (Black Agenda Report).