Currently Democrats utilize "Super-Delegates" to help determine the party nominee for president. A Super Delegate is an un-elected delegate who is free to support any candidate for the presidential nomination at the party's national convention. These Democratic Party superdelegates include "distinguished" (don't ask me what determines who is distinguished, I am pulling the term from the Democratic handbook) party leaders, and elected officials, including all Democratic members of the House and Senate and sitting Democratic governors. These delegates can and do pledge their allegiance prior to the convention, however, they are free to change their minds. Bernie Sanders in this year's primary and caucus season complained vehemently about the "pledging" of the Super-Delegates as he said it makes it appear that his rival has an insurmountable lead in the delegate count which can cause people to change their vote or not vote. The Electors (delegates) are chosen per the rules under the constitution, which gives the states the right to determine the electors. Of course the Democratic National Party discusses their desires and a compromise is made. What is your opinion on Super Delegates. Do you think they should be gotten rid of and only the delegates per state primaries and caucuses should vote or not. If you believe Super Delegate are ok, do you think they should wait until the convention to declare who they are supporting or not?
I think that this concept should be done away with as elitist and undemocratic. The people should be in charge and not the machine.
I was never a fan of the Super-delegate myself. Even, if the Super-delegates are kept I think the process of stating one's allegiance early in the game is not good. One would hope people would vote their conscious, however, it is human nature to vote for the front runner and it is looks like someone have a 400 delegate lead after the first couple primaries it can change people's perceptions.
The whole idea of an independent entity who can decide an outcome would seem unconstitutional as applied to free elections. But so does the idea of the two party system as it has a mob like mentality deciding who can run and be elected.
"Democracy is nothing more than mob rule, where 51% of the people may take away the rights of the other 49%." Thomas Jefferson
by rhamson 9 years ago
In a popular vote that Sanders handily won in New Hampshire, Clinton walks away with an equal share of delegates. The Super Delegates that can vote as they please and not according to their constituency award Clinton their tying votes. Yes the Democrats have decided to run their own campaign and...
by Alexander A. Villarasa 12 years ago
Nowhere is the fact or truth of this assertion more evident than in the just concluded Democratic National Convention, when the convention chairman LA Mayor Villaraigosa decided to put to a general vote on the convention floor to re-instate the word God and Jerusalem( as the capital of Israel),...
by dagny roth 13 years ago
Is anyone else annoyed that the media isn't even discussing this? Romney has only won 18 and there are still 11 to go. They are trying to get him out before the convention but quite frankly I think he deserves more attention. His following is growing and showing that many people...
by CherylT2 17 years ago
I'm trying to write an article about this, so your opinion matters.Hillary Clinton has already said she is staying in the race and will battle it out at the convention. But it appears that party elders are starting to turn against her and some have called for a vote of super delegates in June after...
by Readmikenow 15 hours ago
Democrats set out to study young menA widely mocked project to get under the hood about why Democrats are losing young men has sobering results.The Democrats trying to understand young American men know people are roasting their plan.All that mocking just proves their point, they said: Democrats...
by ga anderson 9 years ago
I think folks complaining about the Democrat's Super Delegates, (ie. Sanders supporters), and both party's delegate distribution systems, misunderstand what the party primary and delegate system is. I do not think it is a popular vote selection of the party's candidate for office.I am giving...
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