MSNBC host Joe Scarborough argued Monday that the Democratic primary process is a blatant example of voter disenfranchisement, and said he doesn’t know why Democratic voters are putting up with it.
“Why does the Democratic Party even have voting booths? This system is so rigged,” he said on his “Morning Joe” show Monday.
Scarborough said the Wyoming caucus on Saturday was the latest example of Democrats ignoring their voters. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., won that state 56-44, but Hillary Clinton will end up with more delegates after her 12-point loss.
Estimates Monday morning were that because of support from so-called super-delegates, or Democratic Party leaders, Clinton won the delegate count 11-7.
.@BernieSanders wins WY but @HillaryClinton nets more delegates… @JoeNBC: It is a system rigged against voters https://t.co/C15I9inLAH
— Morning Joe (@Morning_Joe) April 11, 2016
Scarborough said that shows the Democratic primary is a “rigged system” that favors party leaders over voters. He said the Democratic system is especially ironic given how Democrats continue to complain about voter disenfranchisement, especially when it comes to issues like voter ID.
“Here is a party who sends their activists out, and have people chattering on TV and chattering on talk radio about voter disenfranchisement if you make somebody show a picture of themselves,” Scarborough said.
“This same party tells voters to go straight to hell when they select somebody by 12 percentage points, and end up letting the other candidate who lost by 12 percentage points win the most delegates,” he added. “That, by definition, is voter disenfranchisement. So it is a rigged system on the Democratic side, even worse than the Republican side, and I don’t know why Democratic voters put up with it.”
Sanders has won seven of the last eight states, but still trails Clinton in large part because of super-delegates, and is expected to ultimately lose to Clinton.
