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"The state Democratic Party in California Sunday called for the elimination of the use of superdelegates, according to the Los Angeles Times.
The party issued a resolution urging the Democratic National Committee to change its nominating rules for the 2020 presidential election. Though it doesn't have any official power, it is a symbolic statement from the state that holds the largest primary.
Among those supporters of the resolution was the daughter of House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.). The minority leader endorsed presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton ahead of the Golden State's primary earlier this month. Clinton has benefited from the superdelegate system, while her opponent, Bernie Sanders, has railed against it.
"It's very exciting and healing for our party to be able to make a strong statement that we believe in democracy and that leaders should never trump the will of the voters," said Christine Pelosi, a California superdelegate. "
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