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In reply to the discussion: Democrats delay change to convention superdelegates [View all]Sophia4
(3,515 posts)The problem with the political stars who get chosen as super delegates is that they have to be "chosen."
Someone chooses them.
Being chosen is a perk, an honor, something that is not won in an election.
Thus, the person (or people) who chooses (or choose) one or more super delegates has a power to influence the outcome of the nomination contest that ordinary voters don't have.
It is granting this power to someone or some people who are anonymous, not elected as delegates, possibly a party bigwig that encourages corruption. It's not necessarily the corruption of financial payoffs. It is the corruption of having the ability to withhold or bestow an honor or power that people would like to have.
And that is what is corrupt about superdelegates. It isn't the people who are chosen who are necessarily corrupt. It's the empowerment of the person who gets to choose the super delegate(s). That happens behind the scenes in private. It is not an open, democratic process. And that is what is so corrupt about it.
So I stand by my opinion, and I have explained why I hold it.
I still haven't seen your explanation about why you hold your opinion. I'd be interested in seeing it. Is the special delegate title an honor? If so, how can I earn it?
Or are the special delegates a means of controlling the final outcome of a close primary? If so, why? If a primary is close, it is all the more important that all voters believe rationally that the process in selecting the final winner was fair.