Chairman resigns, many Sanders supporters apologize for 'disrespectful' role in Latino caucus elect
Source: omaha.com
Chairman resigns, many Sanders supporters apologize for 'disrespectful' role in Latino caucus election
Posted: Wednesday, June 22, 2016 5:45 pm | Updated: 6:00 pm, Wed Jun 22, 2016.
By Robynn Tysver / World-Herald staff writer
A cadre of young Bernie Sanders backers in Nebraska learned this week that it wasnt right to play politics with Latinos.
The Sanders group was accused of being paternalistic and exhibiting white privilege after it engineered the ouster of a longtime Latino leader in favor of a Sanders supporter as chairman of a Latino-centered group during last weekends Democratic State Convention.
Many of those in the Sanders group were young, white and male. And many of them apologized profusely during an emotional meeting Tuesday with Latino leaders in South Omaha. The meeting ended with the newly elected Sanders supporter stepping down and allowing the longtime leader of the Democrats Latino group to resume the helm.
It was disrespectful. It really was. From the bottom of my heart, I want to apologize, said Nate Gadrinski, 29, a Sanders supporter from Omaha. It is clear you dont want your allies making decisions for you.....................
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Looks like both sides talked it out---as it should be.
CrowCityDem
(2,348 posts)SouthernDemLinda
(182 posts)Washington, D.C. Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders addressed Latino policymakers at an event that his rival for the nomination, Hillary Clinton, skipped, but he made no mention of the presumptive nominee of the Democratic Party.
JonLeibowitz
(6,282 posts)If so, where did they stand on the issues and organizing for a win?
Not much else ultimately matters.
George II
(67,782 posts)hack89
(39,171 posts)regardless of the issues. POC can manage their own affairs.
joshcryer
(62,265 posts)Got elected by a group of white non-due paying people who just rampaged among the caucus rooms. They didn't know Adrian and it seems part of the ouster is due to him being an unknown and suddenly being brought to the top leadership position due to an illegal vote (only dues paying, long term members can select the lead position).
Fla Dem
(23,573 posts)being taken. They tilted the outcome to Sanchez who is a Sanders supporter.
SouthernDemLinda
(182 posts)At the Latino caucus, the Sanders group flooded the meeting just as the vote for chairman was about to take place. Marta Nieves, whos been active in the organization for more than five years, was running for re-election. However, the Sanders supporters preferred Adrian Sanchez, head of the Nebraska Latino Commission.
Rose Siding
(32,623 posts)Very positive outcome.
SouthernDemLinda
(182 posts)Sanders won Nebraskas Democratic caucuses in March and was awarded more state delegates than Hillary Clinton, the partys presumptive presidential nominee.
bravenak
(34,648 posts)sheshe2
(83,637 posts)It was the right choice.
Listen, talk with them, yet never tell them how they should feel. You don't always know better.
George II
(67,782 posts)beastie boy
(9,229 posts)An apology is a natural outcome of that.
Good show, kids!
rhett o rick
(55,981 posts)Person 2713
(3,263 posts)riversedge
(70,047 posts)rhett o rick
(55,981 posts)riversedge
(70,047 posts)rhett o rick
(55,981 posts)riversedge
(70,047 posts)I consider that good. bye
Bradical79
(4,490 posts)It's not bashing Sanders supporters. You're being oversensitive.
rhett o rick
(55,981 posts)the justification. You know full well this is one sided.
sangfroid
(212 posts)When feminists gave the male Left a hard time for sexist language or behavior, the response always was "over-sensitivity". In fact, more than a few marriages ended because of that bon mot.
rhett o rick
(55,981 posts)Bradical79
(4,490 posts)A group got too agressive in interparty politicing, came off looking bad, and fixed it. And comparing a group of primarily young white men organizing the ousting of a longtime Latino leader to sexism is pretty damn stupid. You didn't object to anything except the reporting of what some Bernie supporters actually did. And yes, sayingnyou're being "oversensitive" is about the nicest and most accurate response to your so called objection.
rhett o rick
(55,981 posts)distinguish "Sanders supporters" any more. It's continuing the primary battle.
Bradical79
(4,490 posts)They were Sanders delegates from the caucuses, not Democraticunderground forum members. Nothing wrong with refering to them as Sanders supporters, since that is what they are. The new rules here acknowleging Clinton's victory and the partisan nature of the site does not mean a complete media blackout about news concerning the few primary related activities still going on. And there was little, if any, bashing going on. You are going out of your way to make trouble where there is none, and pretend to be a victim.
rhett o rick
(55,981 posts)LanternWaste
(37,748 posts)You'll of course, point out the implicit and specific "bashing" going on in either the OP or the thread without too much reliance on creative interpretations or imaginative inferences, yes?
snooper2
(30,151 posts)SouthernDemLinda
(182 posts)Next they'll have them throwing chairs at pinata's and yelling remember the Alamo!!!! John Wayne style!
WhiteTara
(29,692 posts)rhett o rick
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pnwmom
(108,955 posts)Grassy Knoll
(10,118 posts)GusBob
(7,286 posts)Nice try
msanthrope
(37,549 posts)Nitram
(22,755 posts)BlueMTexpat
(15,365 posts)Good for them!