Democrats Cut Party Leaders' Power to Pick Presidential Nominee
- Move on superdelegates came after 2016 Clinton-Sanders battle
- Congressional Black Caucus fails in last-ditch attempt to stop
Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg
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Democrats voted to dramatically reduce the influence of superdelegates on the party’s presidential nomination process as part of an effort to move past the fissures of the 2016 election as candidates gear up for the next one.
The measure passed by a voice vote Saturday at the party’s summer conference in Chicago, with a small fraction voting against it. “Today we demonstrated the values of the Democratic Party,” DNC Chairman Tom Perez said after the vote.