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Establishment Collectively Stunned To See Citizens Reject Rigged Democratic Primary
byKevin Gosztola
Democratic Party leaders accuse Bernie Sanders and his presidential campaign of inciting violence among supporters by promoting allegations that the primary process is rigged in favor of his opponent, Hillary Clinton. Surrogates for Clinton and pundits, who favor Clinton, have ramped up their attacks on Sanders for maintaining a robust campaign, even though the last votes have yet to be cast in the primary.
Much of the pressure to rein in supporters stems from a belief that Sanders no longer has a right to run in the primary, and that he is now a spoiler candidate in the race. The pressure has ramped up in the aftermath of the chaos at the Nevada State Democratic Partys convention, which was largely provoked by how it was handled by chairwoman Roberta Lange.
For example, The New York Times published a report with the incendiary headline, Bernie Sanders, Eyeing Convention, Willing to Harm Hillary Clinton in the Homestretch. It suggests Sanders intends to inflict a heavy blow on Clinton in California and wrest the nomination from her, despite the reality that she has not clinched the nomination.
Clinton surrogates, pro-Clinton pundits, and cable news television hosts (with the exception of MSNBCs Joe Scarborough and Mike Brzezinski) contend there is no evidence that the primary is rigged against Sanders. Senator Barbara Boxer said on CNN, To his supporters who are grousing about the fact that everything is rigged, its not rigged. You know, weve had elections. Hillary has more votes. And Hillary has more delegates, not even counting superdelegates. Tamron Hall, an MSNBC host, haplessly mixed sports metaphors and said, This is the game of football, and now you want to change it to soccer. The rules have been in place, and, Youre in the last inning. What about the votes that Hillary Clinton earned?
more: http://www.commondreams.org/views/2016/05/20/establishment-collectively-stunned-see-citizens-reject-rigged-democratic-primary
cross posted to GDP: http://www.democraticunderground.com/12512019776
grasswire
(50,130 posts)Finally someone is pushing back.
silvershadow
(10,336 posts)Depaysement
(1,835 posts)Joan Walsh, Hillary Rosen.
Check out Rosen's "take it like a man." I guess misogyny is awful but misadnry is perfectly fine?
Walsh seems to have just gone off the deep end with her witless analogies.
cui bono
(19,926 posts)And yes, Hillary's supporters and surrogates act like Bernie and his supporters are trying to "steal" something that isn't hers to begin with.
The question I keep asking - because it has become the glaringly obvious problem here - is why are they not more concerned with democracy than Hillary winning?
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Bernin4U
(812 posts)Exactly as how "because 9/11" was the justification for anything and everything a dozen years ago.
cui bono
(19,926 posts)Bernin4U
(812 posts)...we're always going to be the good guys, therefore their behavior must be worse. Because they're the bad guys.
Duval
(4,280 posts)Thanks for this excellent post, silvershadow.
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