DNC panel adopts rule requiring candidates to run, serve as a Democrat

[RandySF]

The Democratic National Committee (DNC) adopted a new rule on Friday aimed at keeping outsider candidates like Bernie Sanders from trying to clinch the Democratic presidential nomination in 2020.

The new rule, adopted by the DNC’s Rules and Bylaws Committee, requires all Democratic presidential candidates to be a member of the Democratic Party, Yahoo News reported.

A presidential candidate running for the Democratic nomination must be a member of the party, accept the Democratic nomination and “run and serve” as a member.

Sanders, who has maintained his status as an Independent, fought a tough primary race for the Democratic nomination against eventual Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton in 2016.

A source familiar with the discussions told Yahoo News, however, that the rule wasn't targeted at Sanders.
Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers and DNC member, posted a photo on Twitter Friday of the rules change at the meeting in Providence, R.I.



http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/391459-dnc-panel-adopts-rule-requiring-candidates-to-run-serve-as-a-democrat

[Phoenix61]

1. What a concept. nt

[msongs]

2. next thing kill caucuses and adopt only closed primaries. nt

[comradebillyboy]

5. Yes they are very anti-democratic.

[Squinch]

3. Thank God.

[csziggy]

4. YES! The Democratic Party should be about Democrats

Not independents that want to play Democratic for the money.

[NCTraveler]

6. Nothing wrong with the rule but the timing.

I imagine this will help Sanders. Look for Sanders to remain a Democrat after his Senate primary. He will do so begrudgingly promoting himself as a victim of the oligarchs.

[sunonmars]

7. about time, this should have always been the case, be in the tent, not pissing on it from outside.

[manor321]

8. I'd like a rule that forces candidates to release their tax returns. n/t

[EffieBlack]

9. Wow! How radical!

[mcar]

10. Good news!

[Cha]

12. Yeah.. no matter what

it says about who the target isn't.

mcar

[mcar]

13. Yep

Cha!

[Cha]

14. ..

mcar!

[Cha]

11. Yeah, the Target is that only True Democrats are

going to be in our Democratic Primary.'

Now get the hell rid of the undemocratic caucus shite, too.

Mahalo, RSF

[brer cat]

15. K&R

[SidDithers]

16. DU rec...

Sid

[UTUSN]

17. "must publicly affirm that they are a Democrat" - YESsssss! - now, get rid of *caucuses*!

[Garrett78]

18. The problem is someone can be a member, not be a member, be a member, not be a member.

This "new rule" wouldn't have kept Sanders from running in 2016. To do that, there would need to be a rule that says something like, "Candidates must be party-affiliated for at least 1 year prior to running."

[Sparkly]

19. All for it!