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Demonstrators gather outside the Democratic National Committee's summer meeting to protest the use of "superdelegates" in the party's presidential nomination process. The DNC voted to drastically reduce their role this weekend.

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DNC Votes To Largely Strip 'Superdelegates' Of Presidential Nominating Power

2:04pm August 25, 2018

Party leaders who have voted on the nominations of Democrats' presidential candidates for three decades, unbound by primaries and caucuses, will now only weigh in if a convention is deadlocked.

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DNC Chairman Tom Perez has called for the party to reform the way it uses superdelegates in its presidential nominating process.

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DNC Group Calls For Drastic Cut In 'Superdelegates' As Part Of Nomination Process

7:16pm December 09, 2017

by Brakkton Booker

The Unity Reform Commission is calling for a 60 percent reduction in superdelegates and wants the party to offer same-day party affiliation switching. It calls its recommendations "historic."

Hillary Clinton campaigns alongside former Democratic National Committee Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz, in August 2016.

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Clinton Campaign Had Additional Signed Agreement With DNC In 2015

11:56pm November 03, 2017

by Scott Detrow

NPR has learned that Hillary Clinton's campaign had an agreement, separate from one also signed by Bernie Sanders' campaign, providing control over party decisions in exchange for relieving DNC debt.

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Newly-elected Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez, right, and Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minn., who was named deputy chairman at the DNC winter meeting in Atlanta, Saturday, Feb. 25, 2017.

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Across The Divide, Identity Politics Unites The Base At Both CPAC And DNC

1:52pm February 26, 2017

by Domenico Montanaro

In very different ways, immigration and Islam were highlights at both the Conservative Political Action Conference and the vote for a new Democratic National Committee chairman.

U.S. Labor Secretary Thomas Perez looks on while visiting La Cocina on January 22, 2014 in San Francisco.

WATCH LIVE: Former Obama Labor Secretary Perez Wins DNC Chairmanship

9:07pm February 25, 2017

The Democratic National Committee is picking a new chairman Saturday in Atlanta. We are following all the action and will update below.

President Obama applauds Tom Perez in 2013, whom he nominated as labor secretary. Now, as the Obama presidency winds down, Perez is running for head of the Democratic National Committee.

Tom Perez: 'We've Gotten Away From The Basics As A Party'

7:57pm January 09, 2017

by NPR Staff

The candidate for chairman of the Democratic National Committee — and Obama's labor secretary — was critical of Democrats' organizational efforts in an interview with NPR.

Rep. Keith Ellison speaking to the Democratic National Convention in July. Ellison, who represents Minneapolis, wants to lead the Democratic National Committee.

Keith Ellison's Bid To Lead The DNC Faces Increasing Resistance

4:04pm December 02, 2016

by Scott Detrow

On the eve of a debate among DNC chair candidates, Minnesota Rep. Keith Ellison is facing criticism about his past remarks about Israel.

Johnnie Roebuck (left) and Joyce Elliott, from the Arkansas delegation, celebrate as Clinton is named the Democratic presidential nominee.

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PHOTOS: Dissent, Drama And Unity At The Democratic Convention

8:37pm July 29, 2016

by Ariel Zambelich

Photographer Gabriella Demczuk explored the fractures in American politics, examining the Democratic Party's attempt to capitalize on the convention in Philadelphia to make itself "stronger together."

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New Reports Of Hackers In Democratic Party Computer Systems

7:53pm July 29, 2016

by Brian Naylor

The Clinton campaign says its systems were not hit but that a program it uses was in the party's compromised system. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee was also hacked.

Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton takes the stage at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia Wednesday night following President Obama's speech.

Under Pressure: This Could Be The Most Important Speech Of Hillary Clinton's Life

9:52pm July 28, 2016

by Jessica Taylor

Clinton has addressed Democratic conventions four times, but nothing will compare to tonight as she accepts the party's nomination for president. What do her past speeches tell us?