Aaron Bernstein / Reuters Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez aligned with the left wing of the Democratic Party in promoting a slate of reforms that disempowered superdelegates. CHICAGO ― In a long-awaited bid to reinvigorate the Democratic Party and heal the divides of the 2016 presidential primary, the Democratic National Committee voted Saturday to disempower superdelegates as part of a package of historic party reforms. In the end, the DNC overwhelmingly passed the reform package by a voice vote of acclamation. If superdelegates have never actually changed the outcome of a presidential primary, then DNC members, who are themselves superdelegates, are effectively not giving up any significant power, said New York DNC member Jay Jacobs. Vickers, a Sanders backer who attended every DNC meeting since the 2016 election, did not eat food for a week leading up to the final reform vote.

Source: Huffington Post August 25, 2018 17:17 UTC