Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders are outraged that the presidential nominating process turns out not to be an exercise in direct democracy, and many voters agree. But it's not and it never has been. Most of the time that doesn't matter because there's a clear front-runner before the nominating convention begins. But when there's a real contest, each campaign has to master complex rules that are different in all 50 states and for each political party. Is there any chance that widespread anger and frustration might lead to change before this year's conventions?
It's Not Democracy, It's the Rules
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Credits
Guests:
- Philip Bump - national political columnist, Washington Post - @pbump
- Tom Beaumont - Associated Press - @TomBeaumont
- Matthew Karp - Princeton University / Jacobin magazine - @karpmj
- David Hopkins - Boston College - @DaveAHopkins