Subject: Re: Approval: Delegate Section Medium
From: "Domino, Cate" <[email-masked]>
To: "Crystal, Andy" <[email-masked]>, ContentApprovals_D <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2016 12:58:01 -0700

It’s just a Philadelphia skyline photo. I’m going to pass this up the chain now. Thanks!

From: "Crystal, Andy" <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
Date: Monday, April 25, 2016 at 3:56 PM
To: dominoc <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>, ContentApprovals_D <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
Subject: RE: Approval: Delegate Section Medium

Good here but the last image wouldn’t open for me

From: Domino, Cate
Sent: Monday, April 25, 2016 2:34 PM
To: ContentApprovals_D
Subject: Approval: Delegate Section Medium

Hi all,

Luis requested a Medium post based on the memo he sent around today. Can you take a quick peek before I send this to him? Thanks.

TITLE: Years in the Making: How the DNC prepared to nominate the next President of the United States

BYLINE: Patrice Taylor

We’re less than 100 days away from the 2016 Democratic National Convention in beautiful Philadelphia, PA, where our party will nominate the 45th President of the United States. If history teaches us anything, it will be a beautiful moment.

[VINE]<https://slack-files.com/T02J9QW71-F13FL0GTV-bc3c7a913f>

But what folks might not know is just how long moments like that take to come together. Our party has been working for years to make sure that the process for selecting our nominee is transparent, fair, and reflects our values as Democrats. I’ve been there every step of the way, and wanted to share what we’ve been doing to prepare for the big moment in Philly:

2014: Committee Meetings (a lot of them)

The Democratic National Committee is just like a lot of other committees you may have served on: It’s made up of committee members, and those members serve on subcommittees that have jurisdiction over various aspects of party business. I work closely with the Rules and Bylaws committee, which met five times in 2014 to finalize the selection rules for delegates to the 2016 convention.

[IMAGE<https://www.flickr.com/photos/barackobamadotcom/7952126698/in/album-72157631457258210/>] Caption: Delegates on the 2012 Democratic National Convention floor

Like they have for the past 30 years, the 2016 delegate selection rules include a number of unpledged “super” delegates (about 15% of the total number of delegates). These party leaders, just like the delegates allocated in caucuses and primaries, each get one vote on the convention floor.

Here’s the most important thing to take away from what we decided in 2014 (and for every presidential contest since the 1980s): Unpledged delegates have never changed the outcome of an election. We decided to, once again, keep our party leaders included at every stage of the nominating process, but the ultimate decision will be made by delegates selected through caucuses and primaries.

2015: State Parties’ Turn

Those caucuses and primaries are driven by state and territory parties, and in 2015, every party had to submit their official delegate selection plan to the Rules and Bylaws committee. The Rules and Bylaws committee held many meetings (over lots and lots of coffee) to make sure that the state party plans met our official delegate selection rules and reflected our commitment to diversity and inclusion.

[IMAGE<https://www.flickr.com/photos/barackobamadotcom/7952128190/in/album-72157631457258210/>] Caption: Delegates at the 2012 Democratic National Convention

To make sure that their state process reflects the values of our party and the political realities of their state, all delegate selection plans were open for public comment for at least 30 days, so that voters could see and have a say in how their state would be represented in the nominating process. States also submitted inclusion and outreach plans to make sure no voices were left unheard.

2016: Have Your Say

Finally, it’s time to select the delegates who will make up the vast majority of those who will nominate our candidate for President of the United States. Following the processes set by the states and territories and approved by the Rules and Bylaws committee last year, Democrats across the country have been making their voices heard in their caucuses and primaries.

[IMAGE<https://democraticnationalcommittee.zendesk.com/attachments/token/980WaYDjtQA7sRZ5kvXUHY3U8/?name=ivotedcoffee_twitter.png>]

Based on how Democrats in your state voted, delegates are proportionally allocated to our presidential candidates. This is different than many GOP state parties’ rules - none of our contests are winner take all. If your candidate gets at least 15% of the vote, they will be represented by your state to the convention in Philadelphia.

And, of course, these delegates have pledged to represent in good faith the intentions of those who elected them.

[IMAGE<https://www.flickr.com/photos/barackobamadotcom/7934102892/in/album-72157631413570512/>] Caption: Delegates at the 2012 Democratic National Convention

July will be here before we know it, and all of the delegates you carefully selected when you cast your vote or attended your primary will be packing up and heading to the City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection. I can’t wait to watch them cast their votes - and represent you - as they nominate our 45th President. See you in Philadelphia.

[IMAGE<https://democrats.slack.com/files/catedomino/F115TAS1J/istock_000043718080_full.jpg>]