Via The Blaze and Dr. Matthew Parks, Assistant Professor of Politics at The King’s College in New York City:
Dr. Parks pointed out some of the problems with the Democrats’ quirky election anomaly: “Even before we get to the convention, the superdelegates have a disproportionate influence in the overall trajectory of the race,” he said.
“Ironically, the Democratic Party have an undemocratic consequence in the overall choice.”
Watch Dr. Parks break down the superdelegate:
- The term superdelegate is used to describe delegates to the Democratic National Convention who are not elected by primary voters but automatically given a voice in the presidential nomination process because of their position in the party.