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If I remember correctly the Supreme Court decides if an election can't be decided. That may be because one candidate would sue in court over a minor issue (or major issue if there is one) to get it decided by the Supreme Court if that candidate thinks the SC will decide in his/her favour.

Super delegates are only in the Democratic party. They are allowed to vote for the candidate that they personally choose. Therefore they know who is favoured to win and can influence the real outcome. Candidates that attend a party convention will lobby super delegates mostly because their vote...

I believe the number of electoral votes in the electoral college is determined by how many representatives in Congress and Senators a state has. One vote for each rep and one for each senator. Reps are determined by population and senators are two per state. For the primary election each party...

I heard that a delegate to the convention could actually change the vote that they were instructed to cast. Of course the delegates are the more ardent supporters of their candidates so it's not at all likely to happen. Although legally it could and has happened in the past.