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In reply to the discussion: Dem super delegate, in room full of health insurance execs, laughs off prospect of single payer [View all]markpkessinger
(8,392 posts)24. From an article in the Guardian from April 2016 . . .
"There are three ways to become a superdelegate. The first is to be elected to public office as a Democratic governor, senator or congressman. The second is to become one of 438 members of the Democratic National Committee as a loyal party activist or powerbroker. The third and most difficult is to become a superdelegate for life by having served as president, vice-president, DNC chair or Democratic leader in either chamber of the US Congress." (See https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/apr/19/democratic-party-superdelegates-history-rules-changes ),
Gephardt was a Congressman for Missouri from 1977 to 2005. He served as House Majority Leader from 1989 to 1995 and Minority Leader from 1995 to 2003.
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Dem super delegate, in room full of health insurance execs, laughs off prospect of single payer [View all]
kristopher
Jul 2017
OP
Does "quality" mean my healthcare is better just because someone poorer than me can't get it?
ck4829
Jul 2017
#1
We need to take advantage of our political awakening under the Trump era and not mess
Dustlawyer
Jul 2017
#7
Can you explain what the "corporatization of the Democratic Party" because I do not know
pirateshipdude
Jul 2017
#10
Posts like the OP should be automatically deleted when using the INtercept IMO
joeybee12
Jul 2017
#27
The whole idea of superdelegates is undemocratic. In the last election, for example, there were
Vinca
Jul 2017
#16
Isn't the Intercept the work of Glenn Greenwald who has hated Democrats for years?
George II
Jul 2017
#14