The new superdelegate rules for the Democrats:
https://www.270towin.com/content/superdelegate-rule-changes-for-the-2020-democratic-nomination
These are _nasty_.
16% of the total delegates who cannot vote on the first ballot in a contest still in doubt, but can vote if there is a second ballot.
Given the proportional nature of the delegates under the new rules, it makes it more likely that the superdelegates (and a second ballot) will be needed.
Like most “progressive reforms”, this means that the insiders don’t have power unless they need to—and their power (and candidate they support) can remain secret!
Can you say politboro?
Yes, I thought you could.
At this point the most likely scenario is that Warren wins Iowa and NH, and then slowly swamps the other candidates and gets the majority of delegates.
But, if that does not happen, the Politboro rules.
“These (rules) are _nasty_.”
AGREE! I’ve been saying that I think Skunk Cabbage’s plan had been to have a 3-way (or more) split in the first round of voting, where the delegates MUST support the person that they’re pledged to, based on the state’s primary/caucus...with no one reaching 50% plus 1 votes.
At that point, all bets are off. The Superdelegates then get to swoop-in and the regular delegates are free to vote as they choose. At that moment, Skunk Cabbage was going to mount her white stallion, nude, and gallop on to the convention floor to save the convention as the ‘consensus candidate’. But now there are problems. Bernie had a heart attack, while Biden collapsed under his own brainpower. So Warren was on the cusp of running away with it...winning on the FIRST BALLOT, where Skunk Cabbage CANNOT stop her. So SC has to elevate someone new to again split the voting - so why not Tulsi!