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- The relationship between the Bernie Sanders campaign and the Democratic Party
leadership has been challenging from the start of the 2016 election campaign,
when former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton began the primaries with a more
than 400-delegate lead by securing support from superdelegates—the 712
congressmembers, senators, governors and other elected officials who often
represent the Democratic Party elite. Now a new article from In These Times by
Branko Marcetic uncovers "The Secret History of Superdelegates," which were
established by the Hunt Commission in 1982. We are joined by Jessica Stites,
executive editor of In These Times and editor of the site’s June cover story,
and Rick Perlstein, the Chicago-based reporter and author of several books,
including "Nixonland: The Rise of a President and the Fracturing of America."
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