Biden campaign reaches deal to allow Bernie Sanders to retain delegates, maintain influence

[sunonmars]

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/biden-campaign-reaches-deal-bernie-sanders-retain-hundreds/story?id=70428518&cid=social_twitter_abcn

Former Vice President Joe Biden and Senator Bernie Sanders’ campaigns have reached an agreement that will see the Biden campaign voluntarily appoint some Sanders supporters to serve as delegates at the 2020 Democratic convention, according to a joint memo from the campaigns Thursday morning.

“While Senator Sanders is no longer actively seeking the nomination, the Biden campaign feels strongly that it is in the best interest of the party and the effort to defeat Donald Trump in November to come to an agreement regarding these issues that will ensure representation of Sanders supporters and delegate candidates, both on the floor and in committees,” the memo states.

[Dem2]

1. Awesome

[empedocles]

2. As if ''they'' will help defeat trump

[sunonmars]

3. I still would not trust some of them as far as I could throw them.

[murielm99]

4. If Biden had lost

decisively to Sanders, would he be clamoring for representation and for his supporters to serve as delegates?

Bernie is not anyone special. He deserves no special treatment. This will end up being divisive at a time when we need unity.

[LizBeth]

5. You are right. But still, here he is getting special. Makes me sick.

[Hortensis]

6. Good. No explanation of how this was negotiated, though.

We know Sanders' angry faction wouldn't be placated by anything but smashing Biden into the mud and kicking to make sure he never got up. This is so more reasonable people can feel it's fair. And that's good.