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In reply to the discussion: Democrats delay change to convention superdelegates [View all]BlueMTexpat
(15,366 posts)effect for decades! https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2008/2/15/457181/-
No one had a major problem with them until supporters of one candidate in a recent Presidential election who seemingly became a "Democrat" for convenience sake tried to change party rules that had operated in previous elections, basically without problems.
If one assumes a label for convenience sake in order to receive the benefits of that label, one must abide by the rules of that label.
Because I have never understood the sense in the saying, "having one's cake and eating it too" - it seems to me, for example that the whole purpose of having cake IS to eat it - I much prefer the French saying: "On ne peut avoir le beurre et l'argent du beurre." "You can either have the butter or the money for the butter." IOW, you can't have both.
Too many STILL do not seem to "get" this. If you don't like DNC rules, either work your own way through the delegate process, and earn your stripes in order to change them or create your own party. Please quit criticizing from the outside.