2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: How Bernie Sanders exposed Democrats racial rift [View all]joshcryer
(62,269 posts)And the earlier Mikulski Commission (proportional voting and Affirmative Action as part of the platform and nomination process). Hart and Jackson were royally screwed in 1984. Between them they had significantly more votes than Mondale but not even enough delegates to even attempt to contest the convention (had there been proportional delegates Hart would've been the Presidential nominee and Jackson would've been his VP because together their delegates would've been more than Mondale, and Mondale would've simply lost; and no one would've contested that because between them they had one and a half times more votes than Mondale).
If we had the same system we have now back then Hart probably would've been a two timer, Jackson would've been the first black President, and who knows what would've happened. It's pretty fascinating when you think about it.
Interestingly, I looked up Hart in the news today and he commented on this: https://www.yahoo.com/katiecouric/gary-hart-on-the-parallels-between-his-84-campaign-and-the-2016-race-143612660.html
Must watch video. And I'm glad Hart is still around to provide his insights.