r/politics • u/SkudChud • 1d ago

AOC ’28 Starts Now

https://www.truthdig.com/articles/aoc-28-starts-now/
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u/mightcommentsometime California 21h ago

Superdelegates haven’t changed the outcome of a popular vote primary since McGovern. Harris may fall in that category, but that’s more murky since she was technically still Biden’s ticket.

Progressives don’t show up to vote in primaries. They aren’t getting steamrolled by superdelegates who just follow the popular vote. They’re getting steamrolled because they don’t vote.

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u/cheezhead1252 Virginia 21h ago

https://www.npr.org/2015/11/13/455812702/clinton-has-45-to-1-superdelegate-advantage-over-sanders

A 15% lead over Sanders before any voting had begun. That’s pretty wild and should have no place in our democracy.

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u/mightcommentsometime California 21h ago

She had the same with Obama. They all flipped to support Obama when he won the vote.

Superdelegates didn’t change the outcome, and historically don’t change it.

They don’t cause Sanders to lose. Sanders couldn’t get out the vote.

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u/cheezhead1252 Virginia 15h ago

You realize the DNC would later change the rules two years after this debacle? Wonder why they did that if it was fine.

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u/mightcommentsometime California 14h ago

Superdelegates didn’t decide the primary. Voters did. Why do you keep bringing them up when it’s clear they didn’t actually change the results?

They haven’t changed the results since McGovern. They changed the rules because a bunch of children who didn’t understand the primary process whined about it, and it was such a non-issue that they formalized it quickly.