Democrats tell you upfront there are superdelegates. Republicans do it with a wink, a nod, and a finger on the side of their nose.
So they are both crooks and shysters.
The difference is that the democrats are proud of what they are.
So they are not reluctant to have their dishonesty on display to the world at every opportunity.
The republicans still have a faint recollection of right vs. wrong and are ashamed of what they are.
So they have become fairly adept at pretending they are honest and virtuous while skinning us alive.