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Originally Posted by CrusaderRabbit08
No, because the Democratic party is a private entity and can pretty much make up any rule they want.
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That is the other part of it.
People seem to be under the wrong impression that primaries are democratic elections. Really they are focus groups for the large entities that pick the major candidates.
There is nothing to keep the losing candidates from running independent (actually there is- "sore loser" states... but no one is calling Texas antidemocratic on the right... Wonder why... and I guess there are also all the barriers to third parties that make it nigh impossible to get on every state's ballot... but while both major parties certainly are involved in maintaining this, it really is the state governments at large responsible). And there is no reason the people have to feel the need to back only one of the two main brands of candidate and keep their oligopoly going.
Still... I think superdelegates are a silly idea. If they ever have to choose a candidate, barring a last-minute scandal, it's bound to alienate half the party.