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In reply to the discussion: Democrats Are Considering Dropping Superdelegates Altogether [View all]brush
(53,741 posts)there to protect the party from trump-like campaigns and non-Dems having a say in picking our candidates.
IMO there has to be some mechanism in place, at least until we get rid of undemocratic caucuses and open primaries (I'm good with a reduced number of super delegates).
Democrats and Democrats only should pick our candidates.
Independents are independents for a reason. They want to vote for any party they choseGreens, Democrats, repugs, Libertarians, whoeverthat's fine with me but as non-party members I don't think they should be helping to pick our candidates in our primaries.
Try explaining to your son the real purpose of super deletes is not to grant a privileged status to a few but to protect the party from a destructive candidate like trump.
And it actually worked in a way 2016 whether some want to believe it or not. Clinton got not just more votes than an outsider/non-Dem, she got more super delegates as well because the non-Dem didn't think the southern primaries, where many POCs voted, where important enough to campaign vigorously in. Not a smart move as it turned out. POCs are a big part of our base.