Superdelegate Showdown: Round One Goes to the Democratic National Committee
The Democratic Party did not abolish superdelegates today, but it might before this year’s convention in Philadelphia is over. This afternoon the Democratic Party’s Rules Committee overwhelmingly struck down an amendment—backed by Demand Progress, National Nurses United, MoveOn and several other groups—to do just that. But because they won over more than a quarter of the committee’s members, those in support of abolition will bring a “minority report” to a vote on the Democratic National Convention (DNC) floor in the next few days. Читать дальше...