538: Americans’ Distaste For Both Trump And Clinton Is Record-Breaking

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5. And yet people continue to insist that...

...Bernie drop out, fall in line, and deny the superdelegates the chance to reconsider.

No one can argue that the race has not completely changed since most of the Hillary delegates endorsed her. As Bernie has said:

"I think it is probably the case that the candidate who has the most pledged delegates is going to be the candidate, but there are other factors. And the other factors will be the strength of each of us in taking on the Republican candidate...."

Yes, superdelegates will probably go with the pledged delegate outcome, but given the way the race evolved, and given Clinton's unprecedented unfavorable numbers, the superdelegates MUST be given a chance to consider these factors.

I don't like having superdelegates as all, but the fact is, we have them. The Democratic Party added superdelegates to prevent a candidate they believe is too weak from taking the nomination. They must be given a chance to do their jobs.