The Democratic National Committee’s rules committee is pushing a plan to greatly reduce the influence of unpledged superdelegates in the party’s presidential primary, but Rep. Gerry Connolly (Va.) is among the Democratic leaders openly criticizing the possible move.
Donna Brazile, the former chair of the Democratic National Committee, is defending the party’s use of superdelegates in its presidential primary.
Data journalist Nate Silver tweeted Friday there is a “high probability” of a brokered Democratic National Convention in 2020 because of the potentially large field of candidates and the planned reduction of superdelegates in the nominating process.
The Hillary Clinton campaign’s takeover of the Democratic National Committee began even before she officially announced her 2016 candidacy, according to a new report.
