2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Super delegates have worked for the Dems in the past. Why all of a sudden the move to get rid [View all]merrily
(45,251 posts)Although, at least lobbyists were not involved then.
Point is, party bigwigs overrode the primary results--and that, btw, was the reason the institution of super delegates was created.
I never claimed super delegates chose Stevenson or Humphrey, nor would I have done that. I am quite aware of when super delegates were created-. http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1251&pid=2210910
What crisis at a convention? That pledged delegates chosen by the parties in the states might, under some very rare circumstance, have to choose a nominee, instead of letting lobbyists and the likes of DWS chose? I don't consider the former a crisis. The latter I consider crap. Besides, even in the case of inability to choose a candidate, the party leaders are still free to make their case to the pledged delegates.