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Description: This video explains the Democratic superdelegates, who they are, and the difference between superdelegates vs regular delegates Share This Video ➜youtu.be/FXFOhGLYUjw 2016 What is a superdelegate, and what role do they play in the Democratic Party nomination process? The superdelegates were a controversial portion of the 2008 nomination battle between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, and they seem to be creating a discussion again in 2016. As Hillary now goes against Bernie Sanders for the democratic nomination, how will the lingering question of the superdelegates play out? Democratic Party Charter: a9.g.akamai.net/7/9/8082/v001/democratic1.download.akamai.com/8082/pdfs/20060119_charter.pdf I pose the argument in this video that we shouldn't be focusing on one candidate, but rather on reforming the superdelegate process entirely. Click To Subscribe ➜ youtube.com/c/foxcousins?sub_confirmation=1 ★ ★Share This Video On Reddit➜ reddit.com/r/PoliticalVideo/submit ▼Twitter➜ twitter.com/poljunkienews Facebook➜ facebook.com/politicaljunkienews Further Reading: politifact.com/new-hampshire/statements/2016/mar/18/new-hampshire-republican-party/nhgop-says-superdelegates-have-power-wipe-out-resu origins.osu.edu/history-news/superdelegates-obstacle-road-democratic-elections hks.harvard.edu/news-events/news/news-archive/history-of-superdelegates belfercenter.ksg.harvard.edu/publication/18072/history_of_superdelegates_in_the_democratic_party.html en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Democratic_Party_superdelegates,_2016 demconvention.com en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_National_Committee demrulz.org/wp-content/files/12.15.14_2016_Delegate_Selection_Documents_Mailing_-_Rules_Call_Regs_Model_Plan_Checklist_12.15.14.pdf fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R42533.pdf en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries,_2016 dailykos.com/story/2008/2/15/457181/- theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2014/03/2016-conventions-face-massive-shortfall-thanks-to-congress/450189 cleveland.com/rnc-2016/index.ssf/2015/12/federal_spending_bill_includes.html europe.newsweek.com/democrats-keep-controversial-superdelegates-71649?rm=eu politico.com/story/2008/02/white-men-hold-superdelegate-power-balance-008535 whoismyrepresentative.com nydailynews.com/news/politics/bill-clinton-back-bernie-sanders-wins-primary-article-1.2584140 Music: Infados by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100449 Artist: incompetech.com Photos/Videos: 1968 DNC: Democratic nightmare in Chicago youtube.com/watch?v=epxmX_58tOo 1972 DNC: Anti-war insurgents take charge youtube.com/watch?v=AMGVgShuVmY Sen. Barack Obama’s Full Speech to the DNC by CSPAN youtube.com/watch?v=ato7BtisXzE Nancy pelosi By Quinn Dombrowski from Berkeley, USA (Nancy Pelosi Uploaded by Anastasiarasputin) [CC BY-SA 2.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons Corey Booker By Senate Democrats - flickr.com/photos/sdmc/13449716195, CC BY 2.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=46562829 By Qqqqqq at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, By Qqqqqq at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Dnc1 By Qqqqqq at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=16082648 michelleQconvention By flickr user Ava Lowery (flickr.com/photos/avalowery/2893908263/) [CC BY 2.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), via Wikimedia Commons gore@convention Qqqqqq at English Wikipedia [CC BY-SA 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons Washington caucus By Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0, Bernie rally By Michael Vadon - US Senator of Vermont Bernie Sanders in Conway NH on August 24th 2015 by Michael Vadon, CC BY-SA 2.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=46846874 Hillaryconvention By Qqqqqq at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=16090738 2012 Democratic National Convention OpeningBy Veracity Stew youtube.com/watch?v=WrhF815h8eQ Channel: youtube.com/channel/UCtcLP_lHQzDpL3v3DVQWAAw By Hillary for Iowa CC BY 2.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), via Wikimedia Commons -~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Please watch: "Why Didn't Germans Just Go Around the Berlin Wall?" youtube.com/watch?v=dOP0HQUTSo0 -~-~~-~~~-~~-~-