Wisconsin Dems hope to avoid sparks over superdelegates at convention
Jason Stein
The Journal Sentinel

The question is whether the state Democratic convention on Friday and Saturday will see sparks between supporters of the party's own presidential contenders, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders.

There'll also be debate. Some Sanders supporters, for instance, want the convention to call for the end to superdelegates nationally in 2020 but not 2016.

Others, like Buzz Davis, a delegate to the convention, want to change the party rules on these political free agents mid-election this year. The vote would be on a non-binding resolution, so it would have only symbolic force.

"It's a corrupt system and it's being done to ensure that democracy will not be stolen by the people," Davis said of superdelegates.

Feingold, the U.S. Senate candidate, also expressed support for a re-evaluation of the role of superdelegates this week, adding that he has "never been a big fan" of the system Democrats use to nominate presidential candidates.

Feingold said that he would not support changing the Democratic Party rules on the superdelegate system this election cycle, but would support a "different, more direct system" in 2020 and beyond.