{"id":351566,"date":"2018-03-10T07:51:00","date_gmt":"2018-03-10T06:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/prison-planet-com-dems-considering-eliminating-superdelegates-from-nominating-process\/"},"modified":"2018-03-10T07:51:00","modified_gmt":"2018-03-10T06:51:00","slug":"prison-planet-com-dems-considering-eliminating-superdelegates-from-nominating-process","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/prison-planet-com-dems-considering-eliminating-superdelegates-from-nominating-process\/","title":{"rendered":"Prison Planet.com \u00bb Dems considering eliminating superdelegates from nominating process"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>      <!-- START CONTENT --><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/campaign\/377540-dems-considering-eliminating-superdelegates-from-nominating-process\"><strong>The Hill<\/strong><\/a><br \/>March 9, 2018<\/p>\n<p><strong>Democratic National Committee (DNC) members are weighing a new proposal to eliminate all superdelegates from the party\u2019s nominating process, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/rubycramer\/democrats-are-weighing-a-proposal-to-eliminate?utm_term=.bxZEAWKXm#.ct3NpP3LM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BuzzFeed News reported Thursday<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The DNC\u2019s Rules and Bylaws Committee have been discussing the proposal on superdelegates created by the Unity Reform Commission, which was created\u00a0after Sen. <span class=\"rollover-people\" data-behavior=\"rolloverpeople\"><a class=\"rollover-people-link\" href=\"http:\/\/thehill.com\/people\/bernie-sanders\" data-nid=\"188217\">Bernie Sanders<\/a><\/span> (I-Vt.) and <span class=\"rollover-people\" data-behavior=\"rolloverpeople\"><a class=\"rollover-people-link\" href=\"http:\/\/thehill.com\/people\/hillary-clinton\" data-nid=\"188224\">Hillary Clinton<\/a><\/span>\u2018s 2016 primary battle.<\/p>\n<p>The unity commission <a href=\"http:\/\/thehill.com\/blogs\/blog-briefing-room\/364033-democratic-group-plans-to-recommend-dramatic-cuts-to-dnc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">had called<\/a> to reduce superdelegates by about 60 percent, but the Rules and Bylaws Committee is now considering taking the proposal even further.<\/p>\n<p>The DNC members\u00a0are\u00a0debating language that\u00a0would call for the committee to either \u201creduce,\u201d \u201csubstantially reduce,\u201d or \u201celiminate\u201d superdelegates, according to BuzzFeed.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/campaign\/377540-dems-considering-eliminating-superdelegates-from-nominating-process\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p>      <!-- END CONTENT --><\/p>\n<p style=\"color:#333; font-size:11px;\">This article was posted: Friday, March 9, 2018  at  8:16 am<\/p>\n<hr class=\"dotted_line\"\/>\n<hr class=\"dotted_line\"\/><!-- share and follow --><br \/>\n      <!-- end of share and follow --><\/p>\n<div class=\"print_sub\">\n<h3 class=\"sub_titles\">&#13;<br \/>\n        \t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.prisonplanet.com\/dems-considering-eliminating-superdelegates-from-nominating-process.html\/print\/\" title=\"Print\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"WP-PrintIcon\" src=\"https:\/\/hw.prisonplanet.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-print\/images\/printer_famfamfam.gif\" alt=\"Print\" title=\"Print\" style=\"border: 0px;\"\/><\/a><br \/>\nPrint this page.<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<hr class=\"dotted_line\"\/>\n<hr class=\"dotted_line\"\/>\n<p><!--\n      \n\n<div class=\"nextpage\">\n              <\/div>\n\n \n -->    <\/p>\n<p><!--\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Gm2pZEeYN0E?list=UUvsye7V9psc-APX6wV1twLg\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n--><\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.prisonplanet.com\/dems-considering-eliminating-superdelegates-from-nominating-process.html\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The HillMarch 9, 2018 Democratic National Committee (DNC) members are weighing a new proposal to eliminate all superdelegates from the party\u2019s nominating process, BuzzFeed News reported Thursday. The DNC\u2019s Rules and Bylaws Committee have been discussing the proposal on superdelegates created by the Unity Reform Commission, which was created\u00a0after Sen. 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