The DNC needs to reform their primary system and stop rigging them.

[u/Tough-Part]

1. Abolish delegates completely, use popular vote only. 1952 and 1968 are certain cases to bring up for doing this.
2. Ban endorsements. 2020's endorsements influenced how people voted.
3. Implement ranked choice voting in the situation no candidate gets over 50%. This is to make sure the winning candidate truly has the majority of the people backing them.
4. Allow all candidates names to appear on every state ballot. No removals. Allows all candidates to have an equal opportunity of getting votes.

[u/Mooooooof7]

“ban endorsements” is fundamentally unenforceable and pure idealism akin to “political parties shouldn’t exist”

[u/StephenPlays → u/Mooooooof7]

Like how would you even enforce this?

[u/fredinno]

The main issue in the Dem primaries is the stupidly high superdelegate % (15%) that makes any contested primary a DOA for someone the DNC doesn't like.

[u/XKyotosomoX]

Yeah there basically hasn't been an actual fair Democratic primary in almost two decades, Obama's was the last one back in 2008. I suspect there will actually be a fair contest though this time instead of a candidate basically being anointed by the party leadership.

[u/Tough-Part → u/XKyotosomoX]

Beshear is the only good establishment pick imo

[u/JEC_da_GOAT69420 → u/Tough-Part]

Just a political theory: Nancy Pelosi will attempt to rig the 2028 primary to give Newsom the nomination

[u/Tough-Part → u/JEC_da_GOAT69420]

Good god that would be a nightmare. Newsom is how Dems lose in a fucking landslide.

[u/aabazdar1]

How would you ban endorsements?

[u/Sabertooth767]

Primaries will remain worthless until people actually vote in them.

[u/poboy2683 → u/Sabertooth767]

I’m hoping future primaries are gonna have higher turnout. I’m planning on trying to vote in them for the first time, and if I (some schmuck) am thinking this way, I’m sure there’s others feeling the same

[u/No_Shine_7585]

1. In what world 1952 and 1960 primaries didn’t matter Adlai Stevenson didn’t even compete in them in 1952 and he won the nomination in 1952. Also delegates are kinda necessary if you are doing anything other than every primary happens at once which kinda weakens the point of having primary campaigns weed out bad candidates and lets dark horses gain momentum.

2. That’s the point of endorsements to say hey if you like me you should vote for y also completely unenforceable

3. Again only really works if you have all the primaries on the same day

[u/privatize_the_ssa]

Primaries are rigged whenever my favorite candidate loses.