superdelegates
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Democrats scale back the power of superdelegates at the 2020 convention
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By Laura Barrón-López, Washington Examiner CHICAGO – Two years after the gruesome presidential primary season of 2016 left Democrats bitterly divided, the Democratic National Committee adopted major reforms Saturday to reduce the outsized influence of unpledged delegates, known as superdelegates. In a majority vote, the DNC passed a measure to block superdelegates – elected officials…
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Webb, Ruiz among Democrats named to DNC commission on presidential nomination process
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Former Denver Mayor Wellington Webb and Emmy Ruiz, Colorado state director for Hillary Clinton’s 2016 campaign, are among the 21 members named to a commission tasked with healing divisions within the national Democratic Party by suggesting reforms for its presidential nominating process, the Democratic National Committee announced Monday. The Democratic Unity Reform Commission is the…
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Colorado Sanders supporters have mixed reactions to Clinton endorsement
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Bernie Sanders might have thrown his support behind presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton at a campaign rally on Tuesday, but some of the Vermont senator’s leading Colorado backers say it’ll take more than his enthusiastic embrace for Clinton to earn their endorsement. “You have to tip your hat to Sen. Sanders. He could have taken…
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Dems DeGette, Norris spar at CD1 primary debate
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U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette says she isn’t taking anything for granted in the June primary, when she faces her first Democratic challenger in 14 years. “I always run hard,” DeGette, 58, told The Colorado Statesman on Saturday after a 90-minute debate with challenger Chuck Norris. “As I’ve said, I think I need to make my…
