Bernie-Hillary Unity commission to vote on proposals for Superdelegates, caucuses & more

[Fiendish Thingy]

Superdelegates could be reduced by 60%, and the primaries could look very different in 2020.

https://www.buzzfeed.com/rubycramer/unity-commission-vote?utm_term=.kd8RBzL9j#.cbmGv7pem

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

1. Sounds like a good start.

[Me.]

2. Can They Also Put In A Rule

That you have to be a real Dem to run in a Dem primary?

[dlwickham]

4. thank you!

[elleng]

3. 'Still, even if the Unity Reform Commission votes in favor of the proposals,

that doesn't mean the changes are guaranteed. There's still a months-long, somewhat complicated process ahead before a final vote in 2018, cast by the DNC's 447 members. The result will either widen or help shrink the divide between grassroots progressives and the party — one that DNC chair Tom Perez has so far struggled to close.'

[StevieM]

5. This article is incredibly biased in their description of 2016.

The only candidate who tried to win the nomination through super delegates is Bernie Sanders.

And it is by no means agreed on by everyone that the DNC was biased towards Hillary.

Finally, the caucuses didn't disadvantage lesser-known candidates--they disadvantaged Hillary, both in 2016 and in 2020. Amazingly, the writers didn't think it was worth mentioning that their results didn't even come close to matching what was shown in states like Washington would have happened in a primary.

[CentralMass]

9. There are many opinions on this.

[msongs]

6. has bernie actually joined the democratic party? nt

[RandomAccess]

7. No, but I'm sure the Unity Commission members are and have been

members.

Is that okay with you?

[SFnomad]

8. If Superdelegates were reduced to 0, things would not have changed in 2016

Clinton still beat Sanders by more than 3.5 million votes and over 350 pledged delegates.

[CentralMass]

10. Who cares. We need to eliminate super delegates and particularly lobbiests from our electoral

process.

[Fiendish Thingy]

11. Ah, but the narrative would most definitely have changed

As the media began tallying Superdelegates in late 2015, even before the primaries began, creating an illusion of momentum and inevitability for HRC, rather than balanced coverage comparing hers and Sanders records and proposed policies. Essentially, the media's focus on Superdelegates (aided by HRC's staff emphasizing this "lead" before a single vote was cast) gave HRC a "head start".

I'm glad to hear about the Unity Comissions proposed reforms, and look forward to a new process that will encourage new, passionate candidates for a primary season that will likely start in just over a year from now.