If you want to reform the primary process, get rid of caucuses and superdelegates.

[YouDig]

It's almost hard to believe that Bernie called for eliminating superdelegates but not caucuses. Everyone knows that caucuses are undemocratic. It just comes off as blatantly wanting to change the rules not to make them more fair, but in ways that would have helped his particular candidacy.

Especially when he also wants more open primaries. I think the open/closed primary thing could go either way. And it's very far from obvious that open primaries are always going to favor the more progressive candidate. But with caucuses and superdelegates, I don't see any counterargument. The whole root cause behind the Nevada thing was because of the caucus system. Voters shouldn't have to rely on convention delegates showing up on time or even at all in order to have a say in who gets the nomination. It's just dumb.

I wish he had just said no caucuses and no superdelegates, that way he would have been standing on solid moral ground.

[Fresh_Start]

1. yes to get rid of caucuses...no to superdelegates

I'm sure the GOP is wishing it had superdelegates to overturn Trump

[leftofcool]

2. Caucuses benefit Sanders so he doesn't want to get rid of those.

The Supers are here to stay as well.

[YouDig]

6. It's totally blatant, right? Might as well have a 50 delegate bonus if your name starts with B.

[geek tragedy]

3. the point is to portray himself as the "real winner' who would have won except that all of these

unfair rules stole the nomination from him

no mention of caucuses or having Iowa and New Hampshire always go first

[oberliner]

4. Sanders is pushing for Republicans to be allowed to vote in Democratic primaries

That seems like a really bad idea.

[YouDig]

8. Yeah, I don't think that's so well thought out.

This time, yeah, Bernie is further left, and he did better in open primaries. But it's very easy to think of scenarios where it would be the other way around, a conservative Democrat getting cross-over votes and moderates. Like if say Bloomberg or someone like that ran, I'm pretty sure Bloomberg would do better with independents and moderate Republicans than registered Democrats.

[oberliner]

9. I don't understand why the concept of a closed primary is even controversial at all

I don't understand why anyone would oppose letting Democrats pick the Democratic nominee (and letting Republicans pick the Republican nominee for that matter).

[NCTraveler]

5. He didn't mention caucuses because this is political theatre.

Because of another great display of political theatre people don't associate him as being the career politician in the field. He is far more politically savvy than many give him credit for.

[stonecutter357]

7. Democratic party Members only.......thanks.

[bigwillq]

10. I'm for getting rid of caucuses, SDs and closed primaries (nt)

[MoonRiver]

11. I don't think it matters what he wants or says.

He's not a Democrat and will never run for president again. The DNC will move on after Hillary becomes president, and make changes, if any, that the majority of the DEMOCRATIC leadership want.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

12. Caucuses are highly undemocratic

[Skwmom]

13. Caucuses are harder to steal. Is it any wonder that they are desperate to get rid of them.