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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Harry Reid On Bernie And The DNC: Everybody Knew That This Was Not A Fair Deal [View all]think
(11,641 posts)51. So you support the DNC breaking rules? Is that what you're saying?
The DNC also favored Clinton over the other Democratic candidates. Are you OK with that as well?
O'Malley called the primary debates a rigged process.
And MILLIONS of Democrats voted for Bernie. The DNC didn't just favor Hillary. They chose to disenfranchise these Democratic voters and the party suffers due to those actions.
And here's the DNC choosing to covertly push a FALSE story claiming Bernie supporters were throwing chairs and violent:
DNC Communications Director Ordered Anti-Sanders Article Be Shared 'Without Attribution'
Hannah Gold - 07/23/16 05:30PM
Filed to: DNC HACK
On Friday, Wikileaks published an email exchange between Western Regional Communicators Director for the Democratic Party Walter Garcia and DNC Communications Director Luis Miranda, in which Miranda requests an article critical of Bernie Sanders be covertly shared, without attribution to the DNC.
https://twitter.com/wikileaks/status/756968126001115136?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
The article, by Nevada political reporter Jon Ralston, pushed a narrative that Bernie Sanders supporters were becoming violent and out of control and that Sanders was partly responsible.
The article was published on May 17, one day after the New York Times reported that Sanders supporters threw chairs at the Nevada Democratic Partys convention and threatened the conventions chairwoman, Roberta Lange.
http://gawker.com/dnc-communications-director-ordered-anti-sanders-articl-1784191906
Hannah Gold - 07/23/16 05:30PM
Filed to: DNC HACK
On Friday, Wikileaks published an email exchange between Western Regional Communicators Director for the Democratic Party Walter Garcia and DNC Communications Director Luis Miranda, in which Miranda requests an article critical of Bernie Sanders be covertly shared, without attribution to the DNC.
https://twitter.com/wikileaks/status/756968126001115136?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
The article, by Nevada political reporter Jon Ralston, pushed a narrative that Bernie Sanders supporters were becoming violent and out of control and that Sanders was partly responsible.
The article was published on May 17, one day after the New York Times reported that Sanders supporters threw chairs at the Nevada Democratic Partys convention and threatened the conventions chairwoman, Roberta Lange.
http://gawker.com/dnc-communications-director-ordered-anti-sanders-articl-1784191906
And the story wasn't even true:
http://www.snopes.com/did-sanders-supporters-throw-chairs-at-nevada-democratic-convention/
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Harry Reid On Bernie And The DNC: Everybody Knew That This Was Not A Fair Deal [View all]
think
Dec 2016
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I'm not sure anyone can say it any clearer than Harry Reid did. But perhaps some haven't had a
think
Dec 2016
#3
The DNC introduced a new exclusivity rule which forbid candidates from attending non DNC sanctioned
think
Dec 2016
#6
How many DECLARED candidates did we have in the summer of 2007 vs 2015, and how many were Democrats?
George II
Dec 2016
#9
13 debates in 2007 before the 1st debate took place in the same time frame in 2015.
think
Dec 2016
#12
Two totally different "dynamics" in the campaigns - 2007/2008 was nothing like...
George II
Dec 2016
#57
Bernie chose to run within the party and had every right to. O'Malley was also upset at how it was
think
Dec 2016
#15
Bernie chose not to go third party because that would throw the election to the GOP.
tblue37
Dec 2016
#80
It was Debbie Wasserman Schultz that was forced to resign. Bernie chose to ignore all that the DNC
think
Dec 2016
#17
Why bother? I think there's an endemic emotional incapacitation... reduced to blaming even in the
JudyM
Dec 2016
#78
Medical marijuana passed with over 70% in FL. DWS supports putting medical mj patients in prison.
Warren DeMontague
Dec 2016
#19
The overall result of limiting debate was.to under expose our candidates. And our
ALBliberal
Dec 2016
#20
It was frustrating watching the GOP have debates while the DNC promoted a GOP watch party game
think
Dec 2016
#24
Life is not fair but the DNC was suppose to be. I'd prefer getting use to the DNC being the neutral
think
Dec 2016
#32
The DNC COVERTLY pushed a false story that Sanders supporters were violent & throwing chairs
think
Dec 2016
#60
The guy was threatening to throw a chair and those who were intimidating attendees
bettyellen
Dec 2016
#61
The actions of a few Sanders supporters AFTER learning about the DNC cheating justifies the cheating
think
Dec 2016
#76
No we should never get rid of super delegate who always vote with the winner
Demsrule86
Dec 2016
#43
Considering both sides were enraged at the thought of superdelegates voting against their candidate
Chathamization
Dec 2016
#83
The DNC intentionally pushed a false story that called DEMOCRATIC Bernie supporters violent
think
Dec 2016
#64
The DNC broke the rules on several occasions to favor one candidate over the party itself.
think
Dec 2016
#47
No they did not. He was not a democrat and still aint. Thats why he lost. Because there are
bravenak
Dec 2016
#50
I support them no longer breaking the rules of ONLY DEMOCRATS CAN RUN AS DEMOCRATS
bravenak
Dec 2016
#52