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In reply to the discussion: Here is an in-house fight I think most DUers would agree on - get rid of Super Delagates! [View all]LostOne4Ever
(9,755 posts)And I deeply deeply disagree with it.
It shouldn't be up to the SD at all to screen the candidates. It is my position that it should be up to the democratic party voters alone.
Yes, Bernie would have "most likely" still lost, but that doesn't change the fact that it is undemocratic in everyway. No-one should have 400 delegates supporting them before a single vote is cast. Further, the delegates shouldn't have the ability to ignore the will of the poeple.
In my state, 35% of the Dems voted for Sanders and we had 21 SD. He got zero SD. In other states he won but the SD went to Hillary anyway. That is not right. That is not democratic. And while, Bernie would probably still have lost, there very well could come a day where a person wins the popular vote and loses due to SDs doing the same thing. That shouldn't be possible. It goes against everything our party claims to stand for.
And for the Record, I am against Caucuses too. I think we should elect our nominee via a direct popular vote of democrats. If that is not feasible it should be done via only regular delegates who either have to vote with their state overall in a first across the finish line manner, or as closely as possible to being representative to the state percentage.
ETA: Yes, the super delegates should be done away with.