DNC Votes To Largely Strip 'Superdelegates' Of Presidential Nominating Power

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88. Every Democratic presidential candidate must be a Democrat

This rule was also adopted today https://www.politicususa.com/2018/08/25/democrats-slash-superdelegate-influence-and-force-all-presidential-candidates-to-be-members-of-the-party.html

There will be no more Independents running for the Democratic nomination. Consider this the Bernie Sanders rule. If a candidate wants to be the Democratic nominee, they must be a Democrat. This is a change that rank and file Democrats have been demanding since the 2016 primary because it is only reasonable for members of the Democratic Party to want their candidates to members of the party. The same day party switching rule doesn’t get rid of closed primaries but emphasizes allowing voters who want to switch over to vote for Democratic candidates.

Here is the wording of the rule

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