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We hear a lot about how the system is rigged against Sanders and in favor of Clinton. Such yammering is normal for a political campaign, but if you believe it, I'd love to sell you a nice bridge down near New York City. There are two things you need to know. First, the Sanders campaign, according to senior Sanders campaign advisor Ted Devine, does not regard the system as rigged against them. Here's what he said (see below for full video):

Valentine Ozigbo, the immediate past President and Group CEO of Transcorp Plc, on Saturday, emerged the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for the Anambra governorship election coming up on November 6, 2021. Ozigbo, clinched the party’s ticket at the party’s primary held at the Prof Dora Akunyili Women Development Center, Awka. Ozigbo polled a total of 62 to beat his nearest contender, Dr Obiora Okonkwo, who scored 58 votes. In third place was Senator Uche Ekwunife who polled 44 votes. Others include Chris Azubogu with 10 votes, Udeh Wilston 12 votes, Genevieve Okoji 3 votes, Walter...

The fight and by a very impressive margin was able to bring down the influence of super delegates and bring in more people that may not have that status. what was the reasoning behind that and what do you think will be the impact of that? >> our reasoning was growing the party if the was uniting the party and it was increasing trust in the party, reverend sharpton. because super delegates have never decided who has won the nomination. they've been in place since 1984. but they have affected people's sense of whether the process was fair. and they've affected people's sense of whether the proce...

Positions, one is super dea delegates. these were folks that were sort of party elders, elected officials, who got a vote in the first ballot. they've been taken off the first ballot, which means all the delegates on the first ballot will be apportioned through the primaries and caucuses and super delegates won't get to vote in that. they will vote if no one clears in the first ballot. why'd you do it? >> it's all about growing the party. it's all about rebuilding trust. and it's all about winning elections. and that's why we did it. i look at some of the mega-trends out there, chris, and we, ...

That's a big departure from the way that you as a party have run elections since the late '80s. why -- what does this mean? and, and, for political reporters out there champing at the bit for this, does this increase the possibility of a brokered convention? >> this is about growing the party, increasing the trust in the party. when people trust the party, people want to become democrats. that was all about, winning elections. and what i've seen and the reason i think the answer to your question is no is super delegates have been in place since 1984. they've never decided who won the nominatio...