Nominating Process Quotes

Unpledged delegates exist really to make sure that party leaders and elected officials don't have to be in a position where they are running against grassroots activists.

With the end of the nominating process, American politics leaves logic behind.

The main reason we've been the party out of power so long is we haven't had a good nominating process.

If the presidential nominating process were an international sports competition, one would assume that top officials of both parties were taking envelopes of cash from town chairs in Durham and precinct captains in Waterloo.

I chaired the 1982 Democratic Party Commission on Presidential Nominations that created certain automatic delegates to the Democratic convention - the 'superdelegates.' It was a good idea then, and it is still a good idea.

On behalf of everyone at the DNC, we want to offer a deep and sincere apology to Senator Sanders, his supporters, and the entire Democratic party for the inexcusable remarks made over email. These comments do not reflect the values of the DNC or our steadfast commitment to neutrality during the nominating process.

From the beginning of the presidential nominating conventions in the 1830's really through the 1950's, you had conventions that actually did real business.

The point is that you see candidates running in these different kinds of contests. A primary shows you something that's different from a state party convention, which shows you something that is different than what a caucus shows you.

I'm never going to become an expert on how you get delegates. I think what you've got to do is follow the will of voters.

As a Democratic member of Congress, I have a vote at the Democratic National Convention as a superdelegate.

Divide the Continent into four Divisions, out of which a certain number of persons should be nominated, and out of that nomination to appoint a Senate

I think that the person who is going to be nominated will be nominated by the convention.

I'm 100 percent impartial. I'm - my responsibility is to manage this primary nominating contest neutrally and fairly.