DNC Unity Starts With 60% Fewer Super-Delegates

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The DNC Unity Reform Commission amended and voted upon a list of recommended reforms, including one that would see "super-delegates" be cut by 60% for the next presidential primary contest, with most of them required to vote for the candidate who won their state's primary or caucus.

TYT contributor Ryan Grim was on hand as the commission met for the 5th and final time in Washington DC. During the first several hours of the two-day meeting at the Marriott Wardman Park hotel, the 19 commissioners took a series of votes on recommended reforms that will be sent to the DNC Rules and Bylaws Committee, which in turn will make recommendations to the leaders of the Democratic National Committee.

Nomiki Konst, who is a commissioner and also a reporter for TYT Politics, explained that an agreement to reduce the number of super-delegates was reached during the 2016 convention. One issue about which there was not agreement was whether or not independents and Republicans should be able to vote in Democratic presidential primaries.
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That's unacceptable. 60% fewer is still 40% more than we *demand*

Xnerdz
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How can a closed primary be Democratic!?!?!?!

dotfeatherheart
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No votes for establishment dems. All progressives will get my vote! No more corporate dems

danik
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Welcome to the Democratic Party cafeteria where we just decided to put 60% less spit in your food. Happy now?

Xnerdz
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Thank you Nina! We must ABOLISH superdelegates

kamosleh
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Doesn't matter even if their bound to the state decision. There shouldn't be super delegates at all. Period. The only reason to keep hundreds of them is to sway opinion. It's stupid and undemocratic.

SWRaptor
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3:01 I think that lady in the background was surprised to see a camera.

FTJan
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I'm all for eliminating 60% of superdelegates if by that they mean taking a chainsaw to 60% of each individual superdelegate.

FrozEnbyWolf
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Ah, the classic method of giving small concessions while still consolidating and retaining power... It's a start but it ultimately isn't meant to work for the mass population as a whole. Every aspect of history shows minor concessions are made to give the appearance of appeasement or like they're listening. This is their way of keeping you in the party.

MalcH
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This change is critical. If I hear this right: Super delegates being bound to their state’s decision means they cannot cheat like last time and push one candidate to the front, before the primary season even started.

Plus, having fewer of them while also being bound to results on the ground means that the voters are directing a super delegate and the possibilty of pre-emptive bias and putting a thumb on the scale of the end result is reduced to zero.

This effectively makes the super delegates duty to their state a trigger mechanism to commemorate the will of the people, if I am correct.

If they do this right, I’m all for it. I’ve been a democratic voter for twenty years.

tomblueforest
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That would hurt their feelings. -Nomiki
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That’s a good burn

patrickmike
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0:13 some one is not raising her hand, naughty

apeflac
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Super delegates were created after the 1972 election when McGovern was defeated badly by Nixon. The democratic party decided that super delegates were needed in order to prevent a "weak" candidate from being the nominee. Translation, we want to have as the nominee who we want. Super delegates need to be abolished. I am also in favor of open primaries. (IMO, McGovern was one of the most honest politicians ever).

ScienceTalkwithJimMassa
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Fewer thumbs on the scale is not good enough.
Stop diluting my vote!

PaulHenry
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All "super-delegates" must go or it's not a democratic process.

rberry
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So let me get this straight. So everything that happened here are only recommendations for the rules committee and will be official once they vote on it? So technically there could be no changes to the amount and impact super delegates??

ItzMorphinTime
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Trust must be earned. I do not trust them tell I see it go into effect.

TOSStarTrek
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As an independent I can tell you if I'm not allowed to vote in the primary I WILL VOTE REPUBLICAN!

xtruguy
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Good now flush Dershowitz down the sewer.

zekme
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Great progress! Great reporting Ryan! #Hillary2020

badkarma