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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: BFD!!! [View all]think
(11,641 posts)11. Even O'Malley stated the DNC debate process was rigged. The DNC chose one candidate
and the voters for all the other candidates were disenfranchised.
Maybe some day it will sink it that EVERYONE KNEW the DNC was being unfair.
Harry Reid On Bernie And The DNC: Everybody Knew That This Was Not A Fair Deal
By Ryan Grim - 07/27/2016 05:52 pm ET
~Snip~
Reid, a Democrat from Nevada, made his comments in response to a question about whether his party had a Plan B if something truly disqualifying emerged about Hillary Clinton in future email dumps.
No, he told The Huffington Post, but went on to talk about the DNC communications released so far in what appears to be a Russian-orchestrated hack.
Debbie Wasserman Schultz, shes always been good to me. I like her just fine, Reid said. I know shes tried hard, but as some people probably know, I thought Bernie deserved somebody that was not critical to[ward] him. I knew ― everybody knew ― that this was not a fair deal. So Im sorry she had to resign, but it was the right thing to do. She just shouldve done it sooner.
As DNC chair, Wasserman Schultz had scheduled many of the primary debates on weekends, when viewership was likely to be lower. Without the opportunity to debate in front of large audiences, its difficult for an insurgent candidate to gain traction against an established rival.
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/harry-reid-bernie-sanders-dnc_us_5799259fe4b02d5d5ed42db6
Can you imagine if the DNC chose to work behind the scenes to make sure O'Malley won? How would that go over?
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I saw an article on yahoo talking about how the DNC is working hard to prepare to lose again in 2020
rwsanders
Dec 2016
#14
It was a link to somewhere else, but basically the idea was the DNC is not prepared to adjust
rwsanders
Dec 2016
#113
Why does this OP exist? It seems that's the only way people can generate high View/Post counts
TheBlackAdder
Dec 2016
#57
It wasn't just Hillary's fault...Bernie and many others had their hand in the dirty deed.
Auntie Bush
Dec 2016
#101
The DNC and Hillary supporters didn't want Bernie Sanders. Millions of Democrats did. Congratz
think
Dec 2016
#5
I was amused when the Sanders savants celebrated Ralston's firing from his newspaper
lapucelle
Dec 2016
#10
Even O'Malley stated the DNC debate process was rigged. The DNC chose one candidate
think
Dec 2016
#11
That is why I am still so angry with Bernie...is it not enough he cost us 2016...does
Demsrule86
Dec 2016
#73
And, he actively campaigned against Demcoratic candidates - Vermont governor, the most notorious
question everything
Dec 2016
#23
I too surprised "they" even let him in race, but it raised my opinion of Democratic establishment
lostnfound
Dec 2016
#43
Absolutely. Party insiders and elites pick first and do what they can to make that happen.
aikoaiko
Dec 2016
#49
Really? How do you explain that Bernie lost among Democratic party members....
CajunBlazer
Dec 2016
#76
But the establishment did a whole lot of misrepresenting of Sanders AND mischaracterizing of
JCanete
Dec 2016
#97
If you want people to "bury the hatchet"...baiting them is the WORST way to achieve that.
Ken Burch
Dec 2016
#59
Good plan! or maybe go with Gahndi's principle of "an eye for an eye will make the world go blind."
JCanete
Dec 2016
#98
You are right...I allow my disappointment in losing this election and I will admit it anger
Demsrule86
Dec 2016
#65
To be fair, he appealed to angry white dudes and look where many of them went. nt
LexVegas
Dec 2016
#81