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In reply to the discussion: Sanders-backed DNC plan sparks superdelegate revolt [View all]Garrett78
(10,721 posts)...that their vote doesn't count. Anyone possessing even a modicum of critical thinking skills can recognize that their vote counted even if their preferred candidate didn't win (and that their preferred candidate losing had nothing to do with the presence of an insurance policy known as superdelegates).
But for the unscrupulous and the gullible, there will always be something they can exploit or by which they can be exploited.
Superdelegates are yet to be the deciding factor in a primary, but you still carry insurance in case it's needed. You don't drop the insurance just because of some gullible people or dishonest people with ulterior motives.
This outrage over a longstanding aspect of Democratic primaries was contrived in 2016. And the 2016 Democratic primary was essentially over by the 2nd week of March, yet there were people in denial about the math. You can't fix stupid.