After the divisive 2016 primaries, the Democratic Party changed its rules to downplay the power of party insiders in picking its nominee. It was a rules change in favor of Sen. Bernie Sanders, whose supporters felt in 2016 that the party infrastructure was tilted against him.
But the rules that Sanders (I-Vt.) helped shape could mean that, this time, should he arrive at the convention with the most delegates but not enough to win — and they could pave the way for party elites to hand the nomination to another candidate.
It’s called a contested convention. It’s rare. It’s dramatic. It’s ugly. Let’s explore this more in the context of 2020. Continue reading.