Article snippet: Democratic senators are talking about wholesale change to their party’s rules in the wake of Donna Brazile’s explosive allegations about the 2016 presidential primary. Brazile claims that she discovered, upon taking the reins of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) last year, that MORE’s campaign began asserting control over the DNC’s operations months before the first primary vote was cast. The claim has reopened the wounds of Clinton’s bitter primary battle against Sen. MORE (I-Vt.), creating fresh urgency for reforms. Democratic senators are hesitant to air their disagreements about how to overhaul the party’s structure but say there are vigorous discussions happening behind the scenes. Some say the most important step for Democrats to take is to eliminate superdelegates — the senior party officials and members of Congress who are not bound by the results of voting in their states. Sanders called the concept of superdelegates “problematic” during the primary; he urged them to declare their allegiance based on how their states voted. But the overwhelming majority of superdelegates backed Clinton, regardless of their state’s choice, giving Sanders virtually no chance of staging a late comeback in the race for the nomination. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), who was a strong Clinton backer, has called for eliminating superdelegates, and few in the party publicly defend them. Merkley said he’s not sure when party leaders will formally discuss ref... Link to the full article to read more