In any case, the specific states from which the superdelegates come is arbitrary. They were an unfair practice regardless, and I hope they remain inconsequential from now on.
I voted for Bernie too, and was disappointed (especially in 2020), and angry that the party clearly wanted to put their thumb on the scale for Clinton and Biden. On the other hand, Bernie didn’t come close to winning the popular vote across all states in the 2016 primary, and there was no way I wasn’t going to vote for Clinton against Trump that November.
One of them has to be wrong.
In any case, the specific states from which the superdelegates come is arbitrary. They were an unfair practice regardless, and I hope they remain inconsequential from now on.
I voted for Bernie too, and was disappointed (especially in 2020), and angry that the party clearly wanted to put their thumb on the scale for Clinton and Biden. On the other hand, Bernie didn’t come close to winning the popular vote across all states in the 2016 primary, and there was no way I wasn’t going to vote for Clinton against Trump that November.