Committee members remain divided on the idea of a 60 % reduction: Some, like longtime party leader Leah Daughtry, support
eliminating superdelegates altogether on a first ballot convention vote.
A top Bernie Sanders official is asking Democratic leaders, including Hillary Clinton, to sign a draft letter recommitting to vastly shrinking or effectively
eliminating the party's controversial «
superdelegates» system — and ultimately changing the presidential nominating process.