They are described in most articles and papers as “senior delegates, who like the Democratic super delegate are also office holders for the GOP. They do not have the ability to operate autonomously”
That explains nothing. Like who’s damned idea was this ? And you can’t tell me that the GOP would copy the DNC just for fun.
The DNC designed superdelegates to prevent another McGovern communist. It worked in 2008 when Hillary won the superdelegates, but Pelosi ultimately screwed all of America when Hillary gave up the post to Obama for seemingly no damned reason.
The GOP should not have superdelegates.
“And you can’t tell me that the GOP would copy the DNC just for fun.”
The Republicans used to use the caucus system a lot more prior to the early 1970’s. The dems too. The dems switched to doing more primaries, and the Republicans followed them shortly thereafter. Not sure the Republicans should be following the dems in anything that they do.
For the “super delegates” - I haven’t hear that term used by the GOP, but I know that from Washington State, three people from the top leadership of the state GOP go as part of our 44 delegates as unelected delegates - and I’m not sure if they have to declare a candidate or not before they go.
Although we ALSO have a primary vote, and our elected delegates need to vote the winner of that on the first ballot - but after that they are open. I’m not sure if the 3 top GOP people are bound to the primary winner or not. I would think so - but not sure.