[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

But see, see - She's a Democratic socialist! Not like the real, evil socialists! She and her ilk will take goooood care of us. Why can't you mean-old right-wingers get behind this? < /S >

[ctdonath2]

Democratic socialist = oligarchy decides what will be voted on, all choices being approved outcomes. Gives the plausible deniability of democracy to the dictating leaders.

Hence the “superdelegates”: party members could vote on candidates, but party leaders decided who would win.