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Quote by: Tim  Ultimately, the only reason political parties hold power is because
voters keep giving it to them.
I agree that the superdelegate system in particular is not
very democratic, but I think it is up to registered
members of each party to effect change in their respective
systems. |
That's why, if we want to avoid widening the political divide, we should stop giving power to political parties. Superdelegates were supposedly designed "to prevent early dominance by a weak candidate" (
Superdelegates: Who are they? Why do they matter so much this year? - UB NewsCenter), but, in my view, there really shouldn't be dominance by any candidate. In fact, I'd say there shouldn't be any candidates. We've seen politicians come in and demonstrate their reliability, mostly with negative consequences.
Grandpa h.