2016 Postmortem
Showing Original Post only (View all)Pelosi pans superdelegate system [View all]
"House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Thursday amplified her criticism of the Democrats' presidential primary system, saying the states' pledged delegates and not the superdelegates should decide the winner.
"I'm not a believer in the sway of superdelegates deciding who is going to be the nominee," Pelosi told reporters in the Capitol. "I think we have a democratic process where people vote on both sides of the aisle
and that that should determine who the nominee is.
Pelosi made waves by making similar comments amid the 2008 primary contest between then-Sens. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) and Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.). The move prompted sharp criticism from Clinton supporters because Obama, at the time, enjoyed a lead among pledged delegates and her remarks were viewed as a tacit endorsement of him. "
I commend Pelosi for her consistency as no one should get to vote twice.
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/271651-pelosi-pans-superdelegate-system