Sanders fails to oust Clinton backers from convention roles

[SaschaHM]

http://bigstory.ap.org/article/a9a368ce98164309aa0a3f4cd74ad6c8/sanders-fails-oust-clinton-backers-convention-roles

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic officials have rejected Bernie Sanders' request to remove two high-profile Hillary Clinton supporters from leadership positions at the party's summer convention.

Sanders' presidential campaign said in a letter Friday to the Democratic National Committee that Dannel Malloy, Connecticut's governor, and Barney Frank, a former Massachusetts congressman, couldn't be relied upon to perform their roles "fairly and capably while laboring under such deeply held bias."

Malloy is Platform Committee co-chairman. Frank is co-chairman of the Rules Committee.

Democratic officials responded to Sanders' request on Saturday, saying in a letter that Malloy and Frank were elected under party rules and that Sanders wasn't alleging any violations of that process.


The DNC says it reviewed the challenge, found it failed to meet the criteria and "we are compelled to dismiss it."

2/2 for Failed Stunts this week.

[workinclasszero]

1. Who the hell does he think he is anyway?

Hes been a "democrat" for 10 minutes, the loser in popular votes and delegates, and hes telling the party what to do?

What ridiculous hubris!

[dubyadiprecession]

2. If BS wanted to run again in four to eight years from now (because his health is good)...

the DNC will want no part of him. He has blown any future chances to run in the democratic party.

[yallerdawg]

3. Ohhh!

The comments at the link are mahvelous!

[SaschaHM]

7. Right?

Bernie is slowly, but surely losing any democratic support he even had. I wouldn't be surprised if he lost them 2 to 1 in exit polls in CA and NJ.

[BootinUp]

4. I'm cool with that. nt

[TwilightZone]

5. As I joked earlier, he's ok putting five of his campaign surrogates on the committee, but objected

to Hillary having two.

[Cha]

6. Nobody tell burnie.. But we're all for Hillary.. she WON.. he LOST...

Could he be any more pissier?

[Her Sister]

8. Yay!!!!! ....but I get the feeling BS is gonna try to get a lot of attention the next 10 days!

Every single freaking day! He's got no money. How can he afford those lawyers? But still he's gonna do stunts like this every day!

DRAG DRAG DRAG!

Cannot wait for when I can start forgetting all this...

Just get on HRC band-waggon and drive hard hard hard!! Rah rah rah!

[Cha]

12. I know what he'll do in 2020.. he'll primary Hillary

[TwilightZone]

13. He probably won't, but he might try to groom someone to.

Tulsi Gabbard?

[Cha]

17. That's right.. she hitched herself to the Loser wagon.

[savalez]

9. Rules? What are those?

[Iliyah]

10. Cry babies

[sheshe2]

11. 2/2 Failed...

Oh my.

[Thinkingabout]

14. Hey, he has some pledged delegates, he has a few super delegates, he is running second in a two

person race which means he lost, it does not mean he is in control. His agenda was not bought by the voters, now we want the candidate with a realistic agenda and he should get with the program and get ready to fight like hell to keep Trump from becoming president. Now when we go to his play yard, then we will need to abide by his rules, right now we have a GE we need to win.

[Fla Dem]

15. Good for them. Typical Revolutionary making demands. nt

[charlyvi]

16. I think he made the demands knowing they would be denied

Now his reason for disrupting the convention is ready made. Pitiful to see him destroy his legacy this way. In future elections, these nihilistic tactics will probably be labeled "pulling a Bernie".

[Cha]

19. That's right.. he's got some conniving plan hatching... bet the Dems are smarter than burnie.

[pandr32]

34. I will probably use that

...and so will others..."pulling a Bernie"

[Gothmog]

18. This is great news

The challenge by Sanders lawyers was very very weak and petty

[R B Garr]

23. "weak and petty"...that seems to be the recurring theme with anything Bernie.

But I do have to say it takes it to a whole 'nother level when you have BernieBro attorneys. Yikes.

[DemonGoddess]

20. LOVING the big fat NO!!

[anotherproletariat]

21. I'm hoping that once he drops out, the Dems will take more of his power away, since

at that time he will have no more leverage. Maybe add new platform committee members, to in essence dilute his influence.

[still_one]

22. Good. However, I am sure he got the publicity he wanted, just like the stunt he pulled in

California to sue the state to allow those who had already cast their ballot to have a redo vote, because they didn't understand the rules

[George II]

24. Dan Malloy released a statement - he wants to debate Sanders!

[misterhighwasted]

31. Malloy would end bernies credibility in a fast moment.

He needs to be shown the door.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

25. Watch out for flying chairs

[misterhighwasted]

32. Haaahaaha..Bros organizational meeting, I see.

[misterhighwasted]

26. "Democratic officials have rejected Bernie Sanders"

Democratic officials have rejected Bernie Sanders

Democratic officials have rejected Bernie Sanders

[splat]

27. He's flailing as he falls

Freedom's coming, Bernie.

[Gothmog]

28. I love Frank's response to this silliness

Franks is not amused http://www.politico.com/blogs/2016-dem-primary-live-updates-and-results/2016/05/bernie-sanders-hillary-clinton-convention-allies-223685

Frank brushed off the Sanders camp's charges.

"It is inconceivable to me that anything could come before that committee that will affect who the nominee is," Frank said. "I think what you have here is this: Sanders is losing to Hillary Clinton because she is getting many more votes and many more pledged delegates. Some of the Sanders supporters are trying to lay the claim that he's being unfairly deprived of this."

Asked what he thought Sanders' endgame goal was, Frank said it might be to suggest he was robbed of the nomination.

"I hope it is not to lay the basis for an inaccurate claim that he was unfairly denied the nomination and I do see some elements of this," Frank said. "We really had two nomination contests this year. Bernie Sanders is the nominee of the caucuses; Hillary Clinton is the nominee of the primaries, which are more Democratic."
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[LisaM]

29. New slogan: Berning Bridges. n/t

[SharonClark]

33. Love it!

[liberal N proud]

30. How many more right wing stunts doe this jerk have in his pocket?

[Surya Gayatri]

35. Massive K & R for the dose of reality...

[terip64]

36. k&r n/t

[grossproffit]

37. Pity that we didn't market a Bernie Binkie.