Editing Superdelegate (section)

====Defenders====
Author [[Jonathan Rauch]] and political scientist Ray La Raja argued in 2019 that the U.S. has given too much power to primary voters, and that this inflicts harms to democracy. They argue that "the role of superdelegates in the Democratic nomination process could be strengthened instead of weakened" and that this form of early vetting was positive, suggesting that this formal form of the "[[invisible primary]]" can be a positive force to counter-balance [[populism]] "by restoring the [[James Madison|Madisonian]] pillars of pluralism, checks on power, and deliberative institutions."<ref>Jonathan Rauch and Ray La Raja, [https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2019/12/too-much-democracy-is-bad-for-democracy/600766/ Too Much Democracy Is Bad for Democracy], ''The Atlantic'' (December 2019).</ref>

In February 2016, U.S. Representative [[Debbie Wasserman Schultz]], chair of the [[Democratic National Committee]], defended the role of superdelegates in an interview with [[Jake Tapper]], arguing that unpledged delegates ensure "that party leaders and elected officials don't have to be in a position where they are running against grass-roots activists" and minimizes competition between the two groups.<ref>Callum Borchers, [https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/02/12/we-need-more-questions-like-this-one-from-jake-tapper-to-debbie-wasserman-schultz-video/ "We need more questions like this one from Jake Tapper to Debbie Wasserman Schultz"], ''The Washington Post'' (February 12, 2016).</ref>