In the interests of "party unity," the DNC voted by acclamation to strip Superdelegates of most of their power. Superdelegates are made up of DNC members and elected Democrats at the national level.  In 2016, Bernie Sanders complained bitterly about the influence of Superdelegates who voted overwhelmingly for Hillary Clinton at the convention. Superdelegates are not bound to vote for the candidate who won the caucus or primary in the state they respresent. But the DNC, citing the leftover bitterness of Sanders supporters, now forbid Superdelegates from voting on the first ballot.  Politico: Under the new rule, superdelegates – the members of Congress, DNC members and other top officials who made up about 15 percent of delegates that year – will not be allowed to vote on the first ballot at a contested national convention. The change could dramatically re-shape the calculus of future presidential campaigns, rendering candidates’...(Read Full Post)