Democrats should consider changing rules for presidential contest

The California Democratic Party is calling for a major overhaul to the party’s presidential candidate nomination process, and the national party should pay attention.
The June 19 resolution isn’t binding, but since it was unanimously approved, it would certainly behoove the Democratic National Committee to listen to the largest state Democratic party in the country.

The resolution calls on the party to eliminate caucuses, greatly reduce the number of unpledged voting delegates (known as superdelegates), change the primary calendar to allow for enormous, diverse states such as California to have a larger say in the nominating process, and schedule the national convention to include weekend days “so that working people are better able to participate in the event.”

This year, many of these changes were sought by Sen. Bernie Sanders’ supporters after complaints from the candidate. But most of these issues aren’t new, and they’re shared by a wide swath of California voters. For the full article click here 

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