But a computer search shows no similar sentiments from any prominent Democrat since 1985. Just don't expect many explanations on how the diversity was achieved. The DNC requires that each state's delegates be equally divided by gender. In DNC doublespeak the explicit quota for women is achieved by a goal. State parties do have some leeway with minorities, however, according to the size of each group in a state's Democratic electorate.
States can and do go beyond official requirements.
The often Byzantine process for delegate selection varies state by state. If voters choose too many white males in the first round, party officials use at-large delegates to redress the imbalance. Mulholland denies any quota mongering. A similar system exists in New York, where a lucky woman named Janet Sullivan stumbled upon a pot of gold at the end of the Democrats' rainbow coalition. In New York, primary voters choose among a slate of delegates for each presidential candidate.