Democratic Party Convention General Thread

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Good_Tidings said:
And they do have to be held accountable. But did anyone follow through on the suggestions to derail Bernie? I check a lot of liberal sites but I did not see a follow through on this stuff. I could be wrong, though.
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I don’t know, but it appears the issue of his religion wasn’t the only thing in regards to Bernie Sanders…, it plays into Donald Trump’s argument that it’s a corrupt system, Huffington Post: “The emails, researchers and amateur Wikileaks sifters say, corroborate a view that Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump were largely correct in their assertion that the political establishment was swaying things in favor of Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton… from very early on, even before voters had their say.”
 
Good_Tidings said:
And they do have to be held accountable. But did anyone follow through on the suggestions to derail Bernie? I check a lot of liberal sites but I did not see a follow through on this stuff. I could be wrong, though.
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I am not sure, but the following says, “The emails, researchers and amateur Wikileaks sifters say, corroborate a view that Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump were largely correct in their assertion that the political establishment was swaying things in favor of Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton… from very early on, even before voters had their say.”
 
_Abyssinia said:
I am not sure, but the following says, “The emails, researchers and amateur Wikileaks sifters say, corroborate a view that Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump were largely correct in their assertion that the political establishment was swaying things in favor of Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton… from very early on, even before voters had their say.”
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Well considering that the DNC is the Democratic National Committee and Bernie is not actually a Democrat, wouldn’t you expect a little push back?
 
I guess we can start with this

All DNC chair appearances have been scrapped from convention following the Wikileaks fallout cnn.it/2aimBqd

Sanders says would prefer Elizabeth Warren over Kaine as vice presidential pick reut.rs/2a3tqwq
 
Sanders confirmed he is not an atheist to CNN’s Jake Tapper, BTW:

“I am not an atheist,” he said. “But aside from all of that, it is an outrage and sad that you would have people in important positions in the DNC trying to undermine my campaign. It goes without saying, the function of the DNC is to represent all of the candidates – to be fair and even-minded.”
 
_Abyssinia said:
Wow, the Chairwoman of the Democratic Party has been stopped from giving a speech at the DNC now in the wake of this email leak scandal: washingtonexaminer.com/dnc-strips-wasserman-schultz-of-convention-speaking-slot/article/2597491
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They already had to eject a protestor who was yelling about the Wikileaks from the rally for Kaine’s nomination. Debbie speaking at the convention, or even just gaveling in its beginning, would have been sure to elicit boos and catcalls from Sanders supporters - which is not the way Party officials want to start things off.
 
So you mean to tell me that people with authority decided to take away what Sanders had worked so hard for and give it to someone else? :rotfl:
 
Cider said:
IMO it’s both. But I don’t speak for Democrats. I’m appalled at the actions of the DNC though and the emails sure seem to substantiate the accusations that the Dem primary was rigged from the beginning. Neither the DNC nor the RNC should be prepicking the winner and they shouldn’t be scheming behind the scenes to take down one of their own. I wasn’t happy when the RNC attempted to use Romney but at least it was an up front attack and not a plant in the crowd to try and have a gotcha moment. Of course Trump trips himself all on his own, he doesn’t need help.
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Is there any doubt the system is rigged in both parties?
 
_Abyssinia said:
Wow, the Chairwoman of the Democratic Party has been stopped from giving a speech at the DNC now in the wake of this email leak scandal: washingtonexaminer.com/dnc-strips-wasserman-schultz-of-convention-speaking-slot/article/2597491
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If Ted Cruz hadn’t given a speech, Americans wouldn’t have seen Republicans in such disarray. Democrats are far more united than Republicans. Just look at the endorsements. Or in the case of the Republicans, lack there of as the case may be.
 
Marie5890 said:
Debbie Wasserman Schultz needs to go. Badly
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Isn’t that up to Obama unless she resigns on her own? I might be wrong. But I thought when he first came into office, he named Tim Kaine to the chair. Then when Tim’s term was up, he named DWS. Unless maybe he will just allow HRC to replace her when she takes office.
 
mary_bobo said:
I thought the DNC was supposed to be non-partisan with the candidates. In this case they supported Hillary from the git-go and did everything they could to demean Bernie.
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Do you understand how many individuals are in the DNC? Families are made up of individuals and have reunions even though every member does not agree with each other.
 
New York Times is reporting that Bloomberg will endorse Clinton/Kaine during a prime time address at the convention. Link
 
Good_Tidings said:
As I wrote in another thread, the Bernie people are coming around. The roll out of Tim Kaine seemed to assuage some fears. He seems to be an honorable man who appeals to most people. There is no way any Bernie supporter will vote for Pence as a second. He goes against anything they stand for.
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Yes Good Tidings, and even BERNIE himself has come around. He has told his followers he does not want Donald Trump to be President. Period. End of story. And he will do everything he can to prevent that from happening. I don’t know why it is so hard for the Republicans here or for his so called followers to hear him. Lets move on already. And I say this as someone who supported Bernie Sanders.
 
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