Debbie Wasserman Shultz, poor soul...you were just too high-strung.

[Miles Archer]

Democratic Party Gives Bernie Sanders Bigger Role In Shaping Its Platform

As his path to the presidential nomination narrows, Hillary Clinton and party officials are granting Sanders and his supporters concessions.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/bernie-sanders-democratic-party-platform_us_57439500e4b00e09e89fdd8f

WASHINGTON — In a move meant to cool down tensions between his campaign and the Democratic establishment, the Democratic Party will give Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) a greater role to play in establishing its platform at this summer’s Democratic National Convention.

Under an agreement the party reached with Sanders and opponent Hillary Clinton, Sanders can select five people to serve on the party’s platform committee, a third of the committee’s members. Clinton will name six members, and Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Fla.), the party chair, will name four, according to the Washington Post.



Typically, the chair names all 15 members to the committee, which sets the party’s agenda and guiding principles at the convention in July. This year’s change is a concession to the Sanders campaign, which has accused the party of rigging the nominating rules against him and is concerned the party will ignore Sanders’ progressive policy proposals with Clinton as the nominee.

Though Clinton leads Sanders in the delegate count and is expected to clinch the nomination when the primaries wrap up next month, the Vermont senator and his supporters hope his influence on the party will continue and he’ll bring the progressive movement he has built to the general election.

[fun n serious]

1. This is not something a LOSER usually gets to do

Unless you throw a fit and threaten a fight. Lol. I think the Clinton camp handled this wrong. Sanders can no longer endorse her after paintimg her evil and corrupt. Also. who would want such endorsement? Do they mean what they use to mean in the past? I say, IGNORE t he senater from Vermont, let him have a few days of "riots" in Philly and forget about him. Move on to Trump.

[Demsrule86]

8. I agree

Sanders went over the line and even if he wanted to could not help...I doubt he wants to anyway...send him back to the Senate...let all those down ballot folks he put at risk explain the error of his ways to him...oh and I am sure the investigation into his campaign finances will continue...serves him right.

[fun n serious]

16. Yes.

I do not see how he can do any unifing now. From here on, he is just doing damage to himself. He is FIRM on wanting a floor fight and battle. Let him battle agianst himself and let him have a few days of riots in Philly. Hillary needs to not give in t o any of his demands and move on tto the general. What will he do? Nothing he isn't already doing.

[merrily]

2. Support Tim Canova, the lawyer/activist/educator giving DWS the first primary challenge of

her Congressional career.


https://secure.actblue.com/contribute/page/du4timcanova

[Miles Archer]

5. The SAME thing that happened to Boehner is happening to her.

I remember the first few drops of blood in the water and the sharks circling. I remember the exact moment when it became clear that he was going to be moving on.

DWS was the concession. In return, I am sure, Bernie will observe radio silence on the DNC and DWS. That doesn't mean he won't continue to pursue his vision. It just means you probably won't see daily headlines with him calling them both out.

This is a major move in my eyes, because they could have stood their ground and responded with "up yours, Senator." But the fact that they took away such a large slice of her power sends her a message...or it should.

[merrily]

12. From your keyboard to the voting booths of FL-23

[Demsrule86]

10. You are delusional

Debbie Wasserman is in a district that Clinton won by 38 points. Not everyone feels the Bern...Florida did not ...lost by 30 points he did. The bern just showed how spiteful he is ...and why he is not well liked in Congress.

[merrily]

13. What a gratuitiously rude post! Excuse me for asking Democrats to support a Democratic

candidate on a Democratic political board when you'd rather have a different Democratic candidate.

Next time, I'll support you in opposing a genuine primary challenge. Oh, sorry, make that never.

[pdsimdars]

20. Been there, done that.

[stonecutter357]

3. Debbie Wasserman Schultz is doing more for the DNC than BS ever will.

[TrueDemVA]

4. The DNC is a joke

All it has done under her "leadership" is lose seats throughout the country.

[Miles Archer]

6. Yep. That's why there have been so many positive reports about her "work."

I respect your right to believe what you believe, but the vision that DWS and the DNC have had for the Democratic party does not reflect the vision of all Democrats. Take a look at the division on DU. A major portion of that ends up in her lap.

[Demsrule86]

11. Nope

That ends up in Bernie's lap...he created the divisions with his ill-advised pointless primary run. What has he accomplished in the end, few minor changes to the Democratic platform? This is what I have said...people like Bernie never accomplish anything...they talk and talk, but don't do anything worthwhile.

[Warren DeMontague]

14. "ill-advised pointless primary run." Are you kidding? Do you know what would've happened if Hillary

had had no real competition and put this thing away in January?

She would have spent the past 4 months iterating through different meaningless poll-tested blather about Middle Class Champions™ and The American People Deserve A Break Today™ because She's The Real Thing™ etc etc etc and the entire country would have gone





You think Trump has enjoyed a disproportionate amount of media attention now, it would have been fifty trillion times worse without Sanders and his "ill-advised pointless primary run" making the Democratic contest actually ABOUT STUFF.

[Miles Archer]

18. The divisions were already there, he did not "create" them, and...

...the only thing in Bernie's lap is his genitals.

This would have been blown up eventually with or without him.

[Warren DeMontague]

9. If by "doing stuff" you mean "making us and our brand look bad", sure.

If we want to be associated with Sheldon Adelson, payday lending, and SWAT teams dragging granny off to prison for eating a pot brownie, DWS is absolutely the right person to carry the banner of our party.

[Exilednight]

17. very true. she's lost more seats in congress than any other DNC Chair. she's lost more

State seats than any other DNC Chair. She's lost registered Democrats to independent registration.

Yeah, she's done more for the Democratic Party than Sanders has, too bad none of it was good.

[Demsrule86]

7. do you think she cares?

Debbie's opponent despite Sanders backstabbing move to support him has little chance of winning...Hillary won Debbie's district by 38% of the vote. Let Sanders throw what little money he has away...works for me. You all have made Debbie the villian...truth is you don't want to play by rules you agreed to.

[merrily]

15. She sure does. She's been pulling crap on Canova since he began challenging her.

[Miles Archer]

19. Debbie made herself the villain, and yes, she cares.

"...you don't want to play by rules you agreed to..."

Which, of course, leads to the question "Who the hell is "you?"

Because it may actually BE you, but it's not me, and it's not a lot of Democrats who "agreed to" the "rules" and then "backstabbed" poor little hard-workin', results-gettin' Debbie.

Sorry, but I'm not signing up for any of that. I respect your opinion, and that said, disagree with pretty much every word you wrote. You got her name right..."Debbie"...and after that you lost me.