Regardless of who you support in the Democratic primary, I hope we're all agreed that the nominee much be chosen democratically. This article details how the DNC is quietly trying to throw the nomination to Hillary, no matter what the voters say: The DNC Just Screwed Over Bernie Sanders and Spit in Voters’ Faces
After you read the article (excerpts below), please sign this petition (which is already at 13,000 signatures but needs a lot more): Superdelegates: Don't Deny Democracy
The DNC Just Screwed Over Bernie Sanders and Spit in Voters’ Faces
Hugh Wharton | February 10, 2016
You may have heard of superdelegates before today, but you may not have realized how antithetical the idea is to democracy itself until now.
Bernie Sanders took 60% of the popular vote among the Democratic race on Tuesday, but because of the delegate process, Bernie Sanders will leave with a minimum of 13 delegates. At the same time, challenger Hillary Clinton (who lost by more than a 20-point margin among the electorate) walks aways with no fewer than 15.
So how does that work?
To break it down, New Hampshire has 24 “pledged” delegates determined by the vote, of which Sanders won 13 and Clinton won 9. However, the state also put forward 8 “superdelegates,” who are insiders in the state’s Democratic party who are free to vote how they choose. Six of these are already pledged to Clinton, with the other two remaining undecided, meaning Sanders can, at best, tie with Clinton, despite his commanding lead.
In the national race, Clinton already has 394 delegates out of a total of 4,763, compared to only 42 for Bernie Sanders. Of those pledged to Clinton, 360 are superdelegates, whereas Sanders has only picked up 8 in this category. 2,382 delegates are needed to win the party’s nomination.
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