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Re:Joe Biden stands down as Democratic candidate by drewcoo on Sunday July 21, 2024 @10:58PM (#41030516)
The DNC picks Democrat candidates. The purpose of superdelegates is to overrule popular votes in primaries. To make nominations "less chaotic."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superdelegate

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Re:Joe Biden stands down as Democratic candidate by nozzlegear on Monday July 22, 2024 @12:19AM (#41030906)
> In 2018, the Democratic National Committee reduced the influence of superdelegates by barring them from voting on the first ballot at the Democratic National Convention, allowing them to vote only in a contested convention.
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