Choosing Harris was undemocratic and latest evidence of Democratic Party leaders distrusting party voters

Kamala Harris has officially secured enough backing to be the Democratic nominee for the US Presidency - but is the process itself flawed? Daniel Klinghard reports

This year, something unusual is happening, because almost all of the delegates who were elected in the primaries to vote for Joe Biden are instead voting for Kamala Harris (pictured) — despite the fact that she was not on any primary ballot. File photo: AP/Mat Otero

Could the US primary system — a feature of presidential politics for more than 50 years — be weakened by the Democrats’ choice to elevate Vice President Kamala Harris to the top of the ticket without a competitive nominating process? 

That may seem unthinkable to voters who have grown up with a democratic primary system, but party nominating contests have, in the past, similarly cut voters out of the process.