Sanders applauds Maine for banning superdelegates

Published May 8, 2016 7:19pm ET



Sen. Bernie Sanders praised the Maine Democratic Party on Sunday for adopting a resolution that effectively bans superdelegates.

Beginning in 2020, the amendment, which passed by a voice vote at the party’s state convention on Saturday, will tie Maine’s five superdelegates to the overall popular vote.

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