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Still In Play: Dem Candidates Roil Progressives By Admitting They Want Superdelegates To Weigh In On 2020 Nomination

Emily Zanotti
Still In Play: Dem Candidates Roil Progressives By Admitting They Want Superdelegates To Weigh In On 2020 Nomination
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Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) was the only person on the debate stage Wednesday night to suggest that the candidate who receives the most delegates during the primary process should go on to win the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, even if that same candidate doesn’t win a majority of delegates as required by DNC rules.

The rest of the group roiled progressives on social media, many of whom believe the Democratic National Committee is out to steal the nomination from Sanders, by suggesting that Democratic “superdelegates” should have the final say.

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