Sanders fails to oust Clinton backers from convention roles | AP

[BootinUp]

May. 28, 2016 1:41 PM EDT

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.

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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."


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

[itsrobert]

1. Sanders must thinks the loser should have the spoils

That's not the way the real world works.

[MoonRiver]

2. Good

Bullies should not be rewarded.

[workinclasszero]

4. Totally agree

[pmorlan1]

3. Rabid Clinton Supporters

controlling the process will ensure that this Convention will be ugly. The DNC and Clinton campaign will have no one to blame but themselves if it happens. They had a chance to at least give the impression that it will be fair at the Convention but this just destroyed any possibility of that happening. Over and over they keep telling Sanders supporters by their actions that they don't give a shit about their views and that the only unity they are looking for is one that is DEMANDED by them.

[iandhr]

9. The DNC has given Sanders an unprecedented say in the convention.

More than Hillary had in 2008 while she had more delegates.

And now Sanders gets to demand people be removed from the platform?


Sanders supporters feel that the process should be changed to benefit them even though they are losing.

[Txbluedog]

5. When does Sanders demand he get to deliver the acceptance speech

Even though he will lose on the first ballot?

[barrow-wight]

6. HA HA

Love it.

[Gothmog]

7. 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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[hootinholler]

8. I had a vision of the DNC high priests standing around and yelling

The Power of H compels you!

I bet they were compelled. I guess it will go to the floor as a business issue then.