2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumDebbie Wasserman Shultz, poor soul...you were just too high-strung.
As his path to the presidential nomination narrows, Hillary Clinton and party officials are granting Sanders and his supporters concessions.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/bernie-sanders-democratic-party-platform_us_57439500e4b00e09e89fdd8f
WASHINGTON In a move meant to cool down tensions between his campaign and the Democratic establishment, the Democratic Party will give Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) a greater role to play in establishing its platform at this summers Democratic National Convention.
Under an agreement the party reached with Sanders and opponent Hillary Clinton, Sanders can select five people to serve on the partys platform committee, a third of the committees members. Clinton will name six members, and Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Fla.), the party chair, will name four, according to the Washington Post.
Typically, the chair names all 15 members to the committee, which sets the partys agenda and guiding principles at the convention in July. This years change is a concession to the Sanders campaign, which has accused the party of rigging the nominating rules against him and is concerned the party will ignore Sanders progressive policy proposals with Clinton as the nominee.
Though Clinton leads Sanders in the delegate count and is expected to clinch the nomination when the primaries wrap up next month, the Vermont senator and his supporters hope his influence on the party will continue and hell bring the progressive movement he has built to the general election.
fun n serious
(4,451 posts)Unless you throw a fit and threaten a fight. Lol. I think the Clinton camp handled this wrong. Sanders can no longer endorse her after paintimg her evil and corrupt. Also. who would want such endorsement? Do they mean what they use to mean in the past? I say, IGNORE t he senater from Vermont, let him have a few days of "riots" in Philly and forget about him. Move on to Trump.
Demsrule86
(68,825 posts)Sanders went over the line and even if he wanted to could not help...I doubt he wants to anyway...send him back to the Senate...let all those down ballot folks he put at risk explain the error of his ways to him...oh and I am sure the investigation into his campaign finances will continue...serves him right.
fun n serious
(4,451 posts)I do not see how he can do any unifing now. From here on, he is just doing damage to himself. He is FIRM on wanting a floor fight and battle. Let him battle agianst himself and let him have a few days of riots in Philly. Hillary needs to not give in t o any of his demands and move on tto the general. What will he do? Nothing he isn't already doing.
merrily
(45,251 posts)her Congressional career.
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Miles Archer
(18,837 posts)I remember the first few drops of blood in the water and the sharks circling. I remember the exact moment when it became clear that he was going to be moving on.
DWS was the concession. In return, I am sure, Bernie will observe radio silence on the DNC and DWS. That doesn't mean he won't continue to pursue his vision. It just means you probably won't see daily headlines with him calling them both out.
This is a major move in my eyes, because they could have stood their ground and responded with "up yours, Senator." But the fact that they took away such a large slice of her power sends her a message...or it should.
merrily
(45,251 posts)Demsrule86
(68,825 posts)Debbie Wasserman is in a district that Clinton won by 38 points. Not everyone feels the Bern...Florida did not ...lost by 30 points he did. The bern just showed how spiteful he is ...and why he is not well liked in Congress.
merrily
(45,251 posts)candidate on a Democratic political board when you'd rather have a different Democratic candidate.
Next time, I'll support you in opposing a genuine primary challenge. Oh, sorry, make that never.
pdsimdars
(6,007 posts)stonecutter357
(12,699 posts)TrueDemVA
(250 posts)All it has done under her "leadership" is lose seats throughout the country.
Miles Archer
(18,837 posts)I respect your right to believe what you believe, but the vision that DWS and the DNC have had for the Democratic party does not reflect the vision of all Democrats. Take a look at the division on DU. A major portion of that ends up in her lap.
Demsrule86
(68,825 posts)That ends up in Bernie's lap...he created the divisions with his ill-advised pointless primary run. What has he accomplished in the end, few minor changes to the Democratic platform? This is what I have said...people like Bernie never accomplish anything...they talk and talk, but don't do anything worthwhile.
Warren DeMontague
(80,708 posts)had had no real competition and put this thing away in January?
She would have spent the past 4 months iterating through different meaningless poll-tested blather about Middle Class Champions and The American People Deserve A Break Today because She's The Real Thing etc etc etc and the entire country would have gone
You think Trump has enjoyed a disproportionate amount of media attention now, it would have been fifty trillion times worse without Sanders and his "ill-advised pointless primary run" making the Democratic contest actually ABOUT STUFF.
Miles Archer
(18,837 posts)...the only thing in Bernie's lap is his genitals.
This would have been blown up eventually with or without him.
Warren DeMontague
(80,708 posts)If we want to be associated with Sheldon Adelson, payday lending, and SWAT teams dragging granny off to prison for eating a pot brownie, DWS is absolutely the right person to carry the banner of our party.
Exilednight
(9,359 posts)State seats than any other DNC Chair. She's lost registered Democrats to independent registration.
Yeah, she's done more for the Democratic Party than Sanders has, too bad none of it was good.
Demsrule86
(68,825 posts)Debbie's opponent despite Sanders backstabbing move to support him has little chance of winning...Hillary won Debbie's district by 38% of the vote. Let Sanders throw what little money he has away...works for me. You all have made Debbie the villian...truth is you don't want to play by rules you agreed to.
merrily
(45,251 posts)Miles Archer
(18,837 posts)Which, of course, leads to the question "Who the hell is "you?"
Because it may actually BE you, but it's not me, and it's not a lot of Democrats who "agreed to" the "rules" and then "backstabbed" poor little hard-workin', results-gettin' Debbie.
Sorry, but I'm not signing up for any of that. I respect your opinion, and that said, disagree with pretty much every word you wrote. You got her name right..."Debbie"...and after that you lost me.