Democratization of the process that have led the grassroots campaigns of mcgovern and carter needed to be reined in it so wouldn't put up anymore losing candidates. they gave the party leaders a bigger voice by making them superdelegates, hundreds of them. they were a bulwark for hillary clinton. their job, the whole idea, you didn't want to get some candidates on the fringes stealing the nomination and leading to a landslide defeat. they did what they were supposed to do, protected hillary clinton, but she ended up losing. the case for them is now among the rank and file democrats. they are w...