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LiberalFighter

(51,027 posts) Mon Aug 27, 2018, 09:31 PM Aug 2018

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Who has researched why the rules were changed in 1968 for Democratic primaries?

And more importantly, why and how delegates are allocated for each state in presidential elections?

A History of 'Super-Delegates' in the Democratic Party

A Brief History of Superdelegates

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Who has researched why the rules were changed in 1968 for Democratic primaries? (Original Post) LiberalFighter Aug 2018 OP

K&R UTUSN Aug 2018 #1

Very sensible. Thanks for posting. Garrett78 Aug 2018 #2

UTUSN

(70,725 posts)

1. K&R

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Mon Aug 27, 2018, 10:01 PM

Aug 2018

Garrett78

(10,721 posts)

2. Very sensible. Thanks for posting.

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Mon Aug 27, 2018, 10:52 PM

Aug 2018

Completely doing away with superdelegates would be unwise. Caucuses on the other hand...

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