I honestly think even Bernie is embarrassed by them to some extent. I am growing weary of people saying it is ok because they are young. No it isn't ok, they need to study history so they know who they are booing. They are treating this like a football game.

for the local party. Canvasing, phone calls, membership drives. People who've done the boring stuff year after year.

Do you think the Bernie Bros (the disruptive A-holes) are long time, hard working Democratic party members?

...at the right time.

It should ONLY be active and registered Democrats.

A lot of them are the ones who went out and registered voters, knocked on doors, and phone banked for Bernie. Many of them did bring people into the party, especially in closed primary states where they encouraged people to register as Democrats.

This year's convention has been relatively quiet compared with our history. And which groups do you want exclude this year? The Bernie supporters from Oregon, the anti TPP delegates from everywhere, the delegates who chanted "Black lives matter" while Corey Booker spoke, or someone else? Learn the history of our credential fights. Most delegates were elected at their state party conventions. So who do you want to disenfranchise? Maybe those uncivil members of Congress who caused trouble with a sit in on the House floor?

Appointed if there are any vacancies. County chairs likely make the appointments in their county from a pool that have requested to be a delegate. They should be vetting the appointed ones.

The state convention delegates elect the national delegates.

National delegates must apply to be a delegate and the respective presidential campaign has the right to deny a person they don't want as a delegate. Those that make it through that process are then placed on the ballot at the state convention.

In Illinois there are steps. First you have to be a registered Democrat. You can accomplish this by completing a Democratic
Primary Election ballot and participating in the March primary election. You do not have to make a prior declaration of party affiliation to participate in the primary election.

There are unpledged delegates selected, PLEOs (Pledged Party Leader and Elected Official), At-large delegates, and alternates.

Everyone has to sign a Statement of Candidacy designating their singular presidential or uncommitted preference and signed Pledge of Support for the presidential candidates, if necessary. You also agree to the following:

All delegates, alternates and standing committee members must be bona fide Democrats who
have the interests, welfare and success of the Democratic Party of the United States at heart, who
subscribe to the substance, intent and principles of the Charter and Bylaws of the Democratic
Party of the United States, and who will participate in the Convention in good faith. (Rule 12.H. &
Reg. 4.25.)


I don't know what happens in other states, but it seems like we need to help the party officials in the states get their acts together.

The party does not screen. Each candidate has the right to reject or remove a delegate for any or no reason. The sanders campaign is too disorganized to screen or deal with their delegates. One lady was removed from Hawaii delegation and the idiot who condemned Hillary Clinton at the Texas breakfast had their credentials removed

In Texas, you sign an application under oath where you agree to vote for the party nominee and each party gets to screen. I helped the grassroots people screen people in my senate district. As a practical matter, the people who ran and won were all known to the party and the campaigns

Jamie Lee Curtis!