Bloomberg Surrogates Have Seats on DNC Rules Committees - Sludge

As the DNC establishes procedures for the Democratic presidential nominating process, two members of DNC rules committees simultaneously work on the campaign of former NY Mayor Michael Bloomberg. Having surrogates on the DNC’s Rules Committee and the Standing Rules and Bylaws Committee could be a boon for Bloomberg if nominating rules are re-opened for amendment ahead of the July convention. Some DNC members who are concerned about the polling support of Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-Vt.) have discussed reversing rule changes limiting the power of superdelegates that were put in place after the 2016 election, according to a report from Politico. Those discussions have been sharply rebuked by DNC leadership.