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Blake and maryann marsh, former adviser to john kerry. good to have you with us. michael, you with there at the chicago. the super delegates wasn't the only thing. what was the top take-away? >> it's time for us to move from a lot of the conversations. we can't ignore perception being reality with the grass roots feeling like we're not listening. we were able to move on and make this transition and focus on the people in the states are being elevated. beyond that, the changes when it comes to the caucus primaries are remarkable. we need to move forward. >> dana: tell me about this super delega...

Have to make sure that the party is inclusive not only of young people but the people that are feeling disinfranchised. >> dana: how do you explain the super delegate process now? >> you have to go back to 1952 when you had to go back to a second ballot. this moving forward, super delegates being party elected leaders, officials, members of congress, they still have their voice heard. they will still campaign, still be endorsing publicly. this is ensuring that people in the states feel that they're being heard more consistently. >> dana: so maryann, i follow you on twitter. one of the things y...

She won the super delegates. winner take all, republican rules, every time, she beat bernie sanders. now because of these changes, frankly, you disenfranchised a lot of women and people of color that are super delegates. they've been elected to office by tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, millions of people and they're accountable to them. many women have -- candidates of color have made their way up the ledder. they're poised to be super delegates and now they won't be. >> first, this is not disenfranchisement. the super delegates -- it's a strong argument. super delegates are less tha...

Ballot, then super delegates can vote. democratic super delegates are not bound to any one candidate, which is part of the power that they have had. jon? jon: that's one of the reasons why bernie sanders campaign was so upset in 2016; right? the superdelegates? >> exactly, this move is in response in large part to sanders campaign in 2016. his supporters accused national democratic leaders of using superdelegates to drive up the numbers for hilary clinton, even as sanders was still trying to challenge her. >> before any other democrat got in the race, hilary clinton had almost 400 superdelegat...

During the 2016 democratic primary. >> we always have to remember that superdelegates have never swayed an election. as much as i supported bernie sanders, hilary clinton won the primary fair and square. >> but dnc chairman tom perez says these changes will show democratic voters especially young voters that, quote, we listened and we acted. jon? jon: molly henneberg in washington. thanks, molly. pope francis ends his trip to ireland at mass in dublin this morning addressing a crowd of 100,000 people and issuing a sweeping apology for the church's handling of past crimes of sexual abuse. >> ...