Sanders Makes Push to Change Party Rules

Sen. Bernie Sanders “is winding down his presidential run by pushing for changes to Democratic Party rules that could assist an insurgent campaign like his own in the next presidential election,” the Wall Street Journal reports.

“The Vermont lawmaker is eager to influence the party’s platform… But the Sanders campaign also wants the party to adopt a range of changes to how it governs itself. While party platforms are typically forgotten soon after they are approved, the party rules will affect how the next presidential contest is run.”

“Specifically, he wants to get rid of superdelegates, the party leaders and elected officials who get to vote for whomever they like for the party’s nomination. He wants all presidential primaries to be open to independent voters, and not just to registered Democrats, and for the party to encourage candidates to reject support in primaries from super PACs, the outside political groups that can raise and spend unlimited sums of money.”