Most Americans are not party hacks and we don't want party hacks putting their thumbs on the scale

[dreamnightwind]

2. Agreed, and IMO superdelegates must be abolished

There is nothing democratic about having superdelegates, they exist to give the establishment (the monied elites and their proxies in public office) a veto over a populist candidate winning the party's primary. At this point Im seriously evaluating if I can in good faith continue to be a member of a party run by corporatists that has superdelegates to overrule the people.

I've heard the argument many times that the superdelegates have never gone against the will of the people. To me that's just another argument that there is no need for them. The real argument against them, though, is that our party has been captured by corporate interests and the superdelegates are very heavily on the corporate side of things.

It should be only about the votes of the people.

I would also get rid of caucuses and the electoral college, but would start with superdelegates.

edit to add: also electronic voting machines need to go