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Related: About this forumProgressive platform wins big in DNC
[font color = "navy"]Published on May 24, 2016
Several weeks ago, the mainstream media and Clinton surrogates called for candidate Bernie Sanders to drop out of the race. Had he, its likely that the new additions to the Democratic National Conventions Platform Committee would not have made it. Those additions include Palestinian activist James Zogby, Native American Deborah Parker, civil rights activist Cornel West, Congressman Keith Ellison, and environmentalist Bill McKibben. For more on this, Senior Sanders adviser Larry Cohen joins News With Ed.[/font]
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Progressive platform wins big in DNC (Original Post)
Donkees
May 2016
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(45,251 posts)1. Isn't the Democratic platform usually progressive (whatever that means)?
https://www.google.com/search?q=progressive+is+a+meaningless+term&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8
Heaven knows, I am the last to diminish Bernie's accomplishments. http://www.democraticunderground.com/1280109865 (Sea changes in US politics, thanks to Senator Sanders and his supporters)
But I can't put a lot of weight on the platform (no pun originally intended)
Heaven knows, I am the last to diminish Bernie's accomplishments. http://www.democraticunderground.com/1280109865 (Sea changes in US politics, thanks to Senator Sanders and his supporters)
But I can't put a lot of weight on the platform (no pun originally intended)
Donkees
(31,085 posts)2. The focus is on the inclusion of 'non-establisnment' platform committee members...
...those advocating change for Palestinian, environmental, Native rights/issues, etc.
Donkees
(31,085 posts)4. The non-establishment members are "walking the talk" :)
Donkees
(31,085 posts)5. Dems discuss dropping Wasserman Schultz
The Clinton and Sanders campaigns have already struck a deal with Wasserman Schultz to limit her role in the conventions platform committee.
Under DNC rules, she could have appointed all 15 members of the platform committee but instead picked only four. Clinton got to fill six positions, and Sanders chose five.
The concession, however, may not be enough to keep her in the job through the Democratic National Convention.
A senior Senate Democratic aide said, Theres a strong sentiment that the current situation is untenable and can only be fixed by her leaving. Theres too much water under the bridge for her to be a neutral arbiter.
Another Democratic senator who supports Clinton said Wasserman Schultz will hurt her chances of rallying the liberal base in the fall.
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/281147-dems-discuss-dropping-wasserman-schultz