[Condor51]

*** *this primary process makes the electoral college look like logic 101. It’s time for the parties to make some changes. Someone tell me why this process is good? Anyone? ****

Let me give it a try..

• Only the Dems have these 'Super' Delegates, Republicans don't.
  
• The Primaries of both parties were set up to get rid of the 'smoky back-room deals' that was SOP until the 50's (or 60's?) and power brokers 'picked' the Candidates for POTUS and VEEP.
  
• Back to the Dem's now: The Super Delegates' were created (per Bob Beckle on FNC) to 'safeguard' against the Radical Left taking control of the nomination process.
  
• This was the result of what happened at the 1972 Dem Convention when leftist moonbat McGovernites pulled coup and unseated hundreds of Legally Elected Delegates.

  Case in point; The entire Illinois delegation was kicked out after their credentials were 'questioned'. I can still recall the look on Mayor Daley's face (the REAL one, not the kid of today) as he was being escorted out. boy oh boy, if looks could kill.

That's about it in a nut shell.

[Sacajaweau]

The super delegates are Clinton cronies. It's why she isn't worried by THE PEOPLES' VOTE.

Maybe Bubba will loan her some money.

[Eagle Forgotten]

Only the Dems have these 'Super' Delegates, Republicans don't.

It's not that simple. The Democratic superdelegates are all the members of the Democratic National Committee, plus all elected Democratic members of Congress and state governors, plus a few others. Republicans have only the first category -- all Republican National Committee members are automatically delegates. The media have taken to using the term "superdelegate" only for the Democrats, though.

[Hildy]

Thank you.

[Nuc1]

Only the Dems have these 'Super' Delegates, Republicans don't.

A FReeper pointed out yesterday that the pubbies have their own version of the super delegate. The are the uncommitted delegates. Per the FReeper, the Dims have about 27% super delegates and the pubbies have about 15% uncommitted delegates. I do remember Daley's walk and thinking at the time the Dims just threw out the guy that stole the 1960 election for Kennedy by voting his dead a few dozen times. I thought it was 68 but in retrospect I think you are correct it was 72. Regardless it was a great four years for the radicals in the Dim party. A lot can happen in twelve years when the commies run the schools.