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Ron Kind: “The superdelegate system smacks the average person as elitist and antidemocratic, and I don't think it belongs in our…”

On the recordFebruary 17, 2008
The superdelegate system smacks the average person as elitist and antidemocratic, and I don't think it belongs in our elective process. No person's vote should count more than anyone else's.
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Ron Kind
Wisconsin

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Ron Kind criticizes the superdelegate system, arguing it undermines the democratic process.

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