2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: The concept of "flipping" Supers [View all]lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)who may occasionally shoot off our mouths.
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2016/03/27/bernie_sanders_to_superdelegates_if_a_candidate_wins_your_state_by_40_or_50_points_who_are_you_going_to_give_your_vote_to.html
Some have tried to portray this (or the courting of SDs) as inconsistent with condemnation of the undemocratic nature of the SD system. Yes, obviously the system is rigged, but if you are competing within it, you are forced to play by the system's rules (or risk being just as bad as the system). So, courting SDs is mandatory.
However, that doesn't change the simple fact that SDs are, by design and intent, undemocratic:
But to be clear, the superdelegate process was designed so the party can stop candidates it determined to be unelectable. The superdelegates were created to lead, not to follow, wrote the late Geraldine Ferraro, a member of the Hunt Commission, back in 2008.
https://newrepublic.com/article/129707/superdelegates-really-stop-bernie-sanders