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DNC passes historic reforms stripping superdelegates of power
"After days of terse exchanges and charges of disenfranchisement, the Democratic National Committee adopted major reforms Saturday to reduce the outsized influence of unpledged delegates, known as superdelegates.
In a majority vote, the DNC passed a measure to block superdelegates — elected officials and party leaders — from casting a vote for any presidential candidate unless a second ballot is required at the 2020 national convention. The change comes two years after supporters of Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., asserted superdelegates gave Hillary Clinton an unfair advantage, creating a perception that she had the nomination sewed up before the primary even began.
Preventing unpledged delegates from voting on the first ballot at a convention, former DNC chair Don Fowler charged, would disenfranchise 200 black, 100 Latino, and a dozen LGBTQ superdelegates."
In a move to be more fair, this is what the Democrats came up with.
"After days of terse exchanges and charges of disenfranchisement, the Democratic National Committee adopted major reforms Saturday to reduce the outsized influence of unpledged delegates, known as superdelegates.
In a majority vote, the DNC passed a measure to block superdelegates — elected officials and party leaders — from casting a vote for any presidential candidate unless a second ballot is required at the 2020 national convention. The change comes two years after supporters of Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., asserted superdelegates gave Hillary Clinton an unfair advantage, creating a perception that she had the nomination sewed up before the primary even began.
Preventing unpledged delegates from voting on the first ballot at a convention, former DNC chair Don Fowler charged, would disenfranchise 200 black, 100 Latino, and a dozen LGBTQ superdelegates."
In a move to be more fair, this is what the Democrats came up with.
