By The People for the People

As I have been closely following the Democratic primary like most people it suddenly dawned on me, why do we need super delegates? Or even delegates at all. If the democratic process is really supposed to be about the people and what they really want, why not let the citizens and members of a particular party decide who would be the best candidate for a particular party. What I find particularly disturbing is the presence of super delegates who are not bound to support a particular candidate. This does not sound very democratic. The unfortunate consequence about the presence of delegates and super delegates is that candidates start to court delegates rather than focusing on everyday voters, and privileging certain states over other states because those states have more delegates. All the recent stories about Obama and Clinton focuses on their race to get enough delegates, rather than the issues central to their particular platforms.