No surprises really
"Well
deserved too.
Naïve,
& young American progressives discover, alas too late, that
Bernie is not the revolutionary they wanted and needed him to
be.#ToldYouSo"
---Mark
Sleboda
Watch:
Bernie Sanders gets loudly booed by supporters for backing Hillary
Clinton
Vox,
25
July, 2016
Bernie
Sanders endorsed
Hillary Clinton two weeks ago — and we just saw a dramatic
demonstration that not all of his supporters are particularly happy
about it.
While addressing a rally of Sanders supporters in Philadelphia on Monday afternoon, the senator said, "We have got to defeat Donald Trump, and we have got to elect Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine" — and he was met by a chorus of boos
he loud booing continued for some time. "Brothers and sisters. This is the real world that we live in," Sanders said. "Trump is a bully and a demagogue. Trump has made bigotry the cornerstone of his campaign."
Leaked memo: Sanders team wanted use of plane in exchange for backing Clinton
RT,
25
July, 2016
A
leaked memo shows the Bernie Sanders campaign considered asking the
Democratic National Convention for a private plane as part of his
endorsement of Hillary Clinton to help “keep his movement
energized.”
The
memo, entitled ‘End
Game’,
was drafted on June 5, only two days before the California primary,
and was obtained byBuzzFeed
News after
it was found in a Los Angeles hotel where Sanders campaign staff had
spent the night.
It
details the “key
decisions” the
Sanders campaign would face in the aftermath of the June 7 primaries
and the options open to it to maintain the momentum behind the
Vermont senator.
While
many Sanders supporters were adamant for him to stay in the race,
it’s clear from the memo that his campaign team knew this would be
unlikely.
The
team acknowledges that as the Convention draws closer its “leverage
will diminish.”
“As
we get closer to the convention the pressure from the Democratic
Party to preserve unity will weigh more and more heavily on us rather
than Clinton.”
It
also adds that “some
Sanders supporters/endorsers will also begin to call for a concession
and some may goes as far as moving their support to Clinton."
One
of the headings included in the four-page document is entitled ‘Fall
Campaign’ and suggests that, prior to the DNC Convention, they
should open negotiations with DNC leaders on how Sanders “can
be most helpful” in
the run-up to November’s general election.
One
suggestion is that they should “request
a plane and staff for a series of fall rallies in battleground
states” and
that it“would
be paid for by the DNC.”
The
rationale behind the request was that the more Sanders
campaigned, “the
more credit he can take for a Democratic victory and continue to keep
his movement energized and in place.”
“It
would also make great sense to focus on younger voters,” the
memo reads. “Sanders
can both help deliver a majority and take credit for it. Campaign for
Progressive Supporters.”
The
campaign says that “helping
elect progressive supporters will extend the Sanders legacy and build
progressive strength for future policy battles.”
The
memo also outlines some of the “strategic
decisions” the
campaign faces, including whether they should force a roll-call vote
for the nomination at the Convention and if they should concede
before the event takes place.
In
terms of the latter, a decision on the matter should, the memo
states, “be
done with planning and are.”
In
terms of the convention itself, the team said that the Tuesday night
should be “the
Sanders night” and
that during a prime-time speech he “would
reinforce his impact on the party.”
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