Reply #12: Well, remember that before the post-1950s era... [View All]

[SteppingRazor]

those party officials had ALL the power. It's only in the modern, primary-election era that voters have had much of a say. After the 1968 convention, when the party restructured how it selects candidates, it gave itself those superdelegate positions to make sure it held onto some say over who gets elected.