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Sometimes Contested Conventions Get It Right

Will this summer’s Democratic Party national convention in Milwaukee be a slugfest? Might the eventual nominees for president and vice president be compromise choices that result from inconclusive primaries or from delegates having second thoughts about the leading candidates? Convention surprises are not without precedent in American political history. In fact, a century ago the…

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Democratic Superdelegates Say They’re Willing To Prevent Sanders From Becoming The Nominee

Andrew Kerr  –  The New York Times interviewed 93 Democratic superdelegates, 84 of which said Sen. Bernie Sanders shouldn’t become the nominee based solely on winning most, but not over 50%, of primary and caucus delegates. –  “If 60% is not with Bernie Sanders, I think that says something, I really do,” Democratic Rep. Veronica…