
Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro
Democratic conventions until 1936 required a two-thirds majority to nominate a president. It was a way to give the South a veto power over the nominee. It was also a reason why it took the Democrats 103 ballots to pick John Davis in 1924. https://t.co/ZKRggpMVe8 — PolitiTweet.org
Michael McGough @MichaelMcGough3
I thought Democrats didn’t like supermajority requirements. https://t.co/qqyREQqx8l