>Was this structure designed by the founding fathers? No, this is a primary, as in, it is how the democratic party elects its own representative to run for pre

>Was this structure designed by the founding fathers? No, this is a primary, as in, it is how the democratic party elects its own representative to run for president. >What percentage of Americans would you say really understand that a small group of undemocratically unelected people like this has the ability to directly block undesirable (to whom we don't really know) candidates from making it to the election? In 2016, 20 of 716 were in category 4, i.e., those who aren't currently holding office as a result of having been voted in. The rest are currently holding an office for which they were voted in. In other words, democratically elected. Superdelegates and how they function is common knowledge for anyone following or participating in the primary. It's heavily covered and talked about every presidential election cycle. >How many people do you think approve of this structure. According to a poll run by Rasmussen in 2016, likely democratic voters approved of it at a rate of 30%. >For certain definitions of rigged, of course. If the actual nature of this system was clearly explained to the American people, do you think most people would agree with you? Americans understand very well how the election system works. 'Rigged' implies deception or fraudulence.