Thu May 30, 2019, 09:12 AM

Vidal (642 posts)

Sanders' Supporters May Revolt at Convention and Damage Democratic Nominee

According to this article, Sanders supporters "say they are not afraid to stage another revolt at the 2020 Democratic National Convention in Milwaukee, even if doing so damages the party’s nominee ahead of the general election contest against President Trump."

Some Bernie backers are livid, and they claim there is some type of sabotage afoot. For hardcore Sanders supporters, Mr. Biden’s early domination of the race smacks of 2016, when the Democratic National Committee attempted to sabotage Mr. Sanders and clear the way to the nomination for Mrs. Clinton.

“The mainstream media and the DNC are colluding against the American people. That’s what it feels like. It’s the same thing all over again,” said Laurie Cestnick, a Sanders supporter who founded Occupy DNC to protest the nomination of Mrs. Clinton at the party’s 2016 convention in Philadelphia.

If they feel jilted again, Ms. Cestnick and fellow activists say they are not afraid to stage another revolt at the 2020 Democratic National Convention in Milwaukee, even if doing so damages the party’s nominee ahead of the general election contest against President Trump.

Sanders backers already mistrust polls that show Mr. Biden with a commanding lead and the news organizations that have put a spotlight on the former VP since he joined the race April 25. “People are becoming more upset and becoming more firm behind Bernie due to mainstream media not covering a lot of his events and the strong push for Biden,” Ms. Cestnick said. “Is 2016 going to happen all over again? It is sure feeling like it. But I tell you, they are going to see a fight like they have never seen before.”

Link: https://www.uspresidentialelectionnews.com/2019/05/bernie-backers-blame-dnc-for-2020-media-sabotage/

This is one reason many traditional Democrats are not fond of Bernie Sanders and his supporters.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

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Sanders' Supporters May Revolt at Convention and Damage Democratic Nominee (Original post)	Vidal	May 2019	OP
But of course they will.	leftofcool	May 2019	#1
No surprise.	lamp_shade	May 2019	#2
Same mindset gave us Nader and Stein, and the horrible damage	beachbum bob	May 2019	#3
Also gave us Kavanaugh and Gorsuch - that crowd who voted for Stein is a disgrace!	Skya Rhen	May 2019	#20
The SCOTUS was on the ballot in 2016	Gothmog	May 2019	#90
Gave us Alio, Roberts, Gorsuch and Kavanaugh.	Blue_true	May 2019	#96
Same mindset gave us TRUMP and the horrible damage their supporters inflicted on Ameri	trueblue2007	May 2019	#34
Hopefully they won't.	George II	May 2019	#4
We need to assume that they will and treat them as hostile. nt	Blue_true	May 2019	#97
Bernie Bots	pamdb	May 2019	#5
HERE, HERE !!!!! your comments are 1000000000000% right on.	trueblue2007	May 2019	#36
Hillary conceded MONTHS before the primary. And thanks for your take on this.	LisaM	May 2019	#61
Thank you for pointing out the Florida and Michigan votes in 2008. Hillary was really hurt by that	MaryMagdaline	May 2019	#66
On paper, Hillary had the most votes in 2008.	LisaM	May 2019	#71
True. That message of two Americas was great.	MaryMagdaline	May 2019	#76
He also wanted to limit pharmaceutical company ads.	LisaM	May 2019	#81
I supported	larwdem	May 2019	#104
Lots of progressives	Vidal	May 2019	#105
So paranoia and the inability to perform simple math are requirements to be a supporter of his?	LonePirate	May 2019	#6
Pretty much.	yardwork	May 2019	#79
...again....nt	SidDithers	May 2019	#7
Bad source, the Washington Times.	thesquanderer	May 2019	#8
If you go through the links, you land on the Washington Times.	RandySF	May 2019	#9
Troll	The Blue Flower	May 2019	#10
+1 n/t	area51	May 2019	#12
Yep. n/t	demmiblue	May 2019	#23
This message was self-deleted by its author	LanternWaste	May 2019	#42
who is a Troll ?	stonecutter357	May 2019	#51
Mahalo, stonecutter!	demmiblue	May 2019	#56
Hi demmiblue .	stonecutter357	May 2019	#59
How nice.	George II	May 2019	#88
You think?	Autumn	May 2019	#11
Post removed	Post removed	May 2019	#13
+1	earthshine	May 2019	#22
+1	demmiblue	May 2019	#24
+1. Glaringly obvious by other posts.	JudyM	May 2019	#25
+1	Chin music	May 2019	#26
It's pretty transparent at this point...n/t	TCJ70	May 2019	#35
+1. N/T	obnoxiousdrunk	May 2019	#49
With this field of strong contenders, how could the DNC pull off this alleged "sabotage"? With the..	TreasonousBastard	May 2019	#14
Not a runoff; that would involve all 50 states. DNC delegates will vote	yellowdogintexas	May 2019	#32
That's what I mean-- under the new rules, superdelegates can't vote in...	TreasonousBastard	May 2019	#46
The Primaries are going to decide	True Blue American	May 2019	#60
It will be interesting-- that huge list of Rs back in 15/16...	TreasonousBastard	May 2019	#89
The source linked in the article is the Moonie Times. This is just RW media ratfuckery.	swag	May 2019	#15
By the convention, Sanders might not even be a factor.	MineralMan	May 2019	#16
I agree	Vidal	May 2019	#17
Is she part of the Sanders staff?	MineralMan	May 2019	#19
She is the person who organized the protests at the Democratic National Convention.	George II	May 2019	#28
Yes, I saw that. I just wondered if she's officially connected	MineralMan	May 2019	#39
Activist. Here's Cestnick saying most Sanders supporters	Hortensis	May 2019	#38
Thanks. So, just talking out of her ass, then.	MineralMan	May 2019	#40
The Dexit "movement" of a quarter of Sanders' primary voters,	Hortensis	May 2019	#44
I agree. Senator Sanders delayed his support for Hillary far too long.	MineralMan	May 2019	#45
sanders is running 5th in South Carolina and so might not get any delegates due to 15% rule	Gothmog	May 2019	#62
I'm not even a Democrat and am not fond of him	obamanut2012	May 2019	#18
If that were to happen, Bernie Sanders would be a forever pariah . . .	peggysue2	May 2019	#21
It did happen. About a quarter of Sanders' voters "Dexited"	Hortensis	May 2019	#43
Attacks Sanders supporters then complains Sanders supporters don't toe the line.	Hassin Bin Sober	May 2019	#27
By "toe the line" is assume you mean "not harrass" those	ehrnst	May 2019	#29
Toe the line???	Trumpocalypse	May 2019	#53
Do you mean tow the line? nt	LibFarmer	May 2019	#82
The phrase is...	tonedevil	May 2019	#85
Thanks. As in line up in formation ( on a line )	Hassin Bin Sober	May 2019	#93
We are not asking anyone to toe the line. We are asking them to not make shit up.	Blue_true	May 2019	#98
Well as long as "Some Bernie backers" are indicating this, let's lose our goddamned minds.	Cuthbert Allgood	May 2019	#30
It happened in 2016 it may very well happen again in 2020.	comradebillyboy	May 2019	#31
Interesting that the founder of Occupy DNC and yet another Stein supporter is already out there....	SouthernProgressive	May 2019	#33
Yeps - she reminds me of the PUMA folks in 2008	JustAnotherGen	May 2019	#58
There are several threats from the Dem 'left' that could be costly to Dems	empedocles	May 2019	#37
Should that happen, it would be even more ineffectual than last time.	LanternWaste	May 2019	#41
Democrats worry Bernie Sanders won't be a team player if he loses nomination	Gothmog	May 2019	#47
This shows why many Democrats don't have trust	Vidal	May 2019	#52
I was a Clinton delegate to the National Convention in Philadelphia	Gothmog	May 2019	#63
We know what he will do, dont we. More importantly what MANY of his followers will do.	Eliot Rosewater	May 2019	#55
KR!	Cha	May 2019	#48
Well,	Trumpocalypse	May 2019	#50
I really hope not	Vidal	May 2019	#54
Than they're no better than the Republicans.	woodsprite	May 2019	#57
No different than the trumpkins	liberal N proud	May 2019	#92
And the Russians pay people to sow discord	Sienna86	May 2019	#64
I may be naive but I still don't quite understand exactly how the DNC "sabotaged" Sanders in 2016	Proud Liberal Dem	May 2019	#65
He just didn't win enough primary votes to become the nominee	Vidal	May 2019	#68
Me too	Proud Liberal Dem	May 2019	#69
These people they are quoting cannot be Bernie supporters. Already conceding defeat?????	MaryMagdaline	May 2019	#67
Playing the refs	Vidal	May 2019	#70
Good point. You are probably correct.	MaryMagdaline	May 2019	#78
the way I see it...	myohmy2	May 2019	#72
This isn't 2016. Even if they revolt, I doubt it will work	Algernon Moncrieff	May 2019	#73
Save trump the trouble.	Turbineguy	May 2019	#74
Of course they will	nini	May 2019	#75
Let them	Nuggets	May 2019	#77
The person they quoted sounds like a Dunning-Kruger type	Bradshaw3	May 2019	#80
IMO, Sanders will be out of it long before the convention, at least vote-wise.	stopbush	May 2019	#83
K&R nt	LibFarmer	May 2019	#84
K&R	betsuni	May 2019	#86
Do they not understand the concept of losing?	mcar	May 2019	#87
Damn they are dumb	liberal N proud	May 2019	#91
I have dealt with people like them.	Blue_true	May 2019	#100
I know a few and they are completely convinced Bernie won California in 2016	ucrdem	May 2019	#94
"they are certain that every word Sanders utters is gospel truth, so that might be the problem"	Vidal	May 2019	#95
Yes, there's a similar media bubble they rely on	ucrdem	May 2019	#99
Again, how many will then vote for Trump again.	Historic NY	May 2019	#101
And we will Revolt their Asses to the Front Door!	LovingA2andMI	May 2019	#102
Someone drank the collude-aid.	Deb	May 2019	#103

Response to Vidal (Original post)

Thu May 30, 2019, 09:14 AM

leftofcool (19,460 posts)

1. But of course they will.

Predictable

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

Sanders' Supporters May Revolt at Convention and Damage Democratic Nominee

1. But of course they will.

2. No surprise.

3. Same mindset gave us Nader and Stein, and the horrible damage

20. Also gave us Kavanaugh and Gorsuch - that crowd who voted for Stein is a disgrace!

90. The SCOTUS was on the ballot in 2016

96. Gave us Alio, Roberts, Gorsuch and Kavanaugh.

34. Same mindset gave us TRUMP and the horrible damage their supporters inflicted on Ameri

4. Hopefully they won't.

97. We need to assume that they will and treat them as hostile. nt

5. Bernie Bots

36. HERE, HERE !!!!! your comments are 1000000000000% right on.

61. Hillary conceded MONTHS before the primary. And thanks for your take on this.

66. Thank you for pointing out the Florida and Michigan votes in 2008. Hillary was really hurt by that

71. On paper, Hillary had the most votes in 2008.

76. True. That message of two Americas was great.

81. He also wanted to limit pharmaceutical company ads.

104. I supported

105. Lots of progressives

6. So paranoia and the inability to perform simple math are requirements to be a supporter of his?

79. Pretty much.

7. ...again....nt

8. Bad source, the Washington Times.

9. If you go through the links, you land on the Washington Times.

10. Troll

12. +1 n/t

23. Yep. n/t

51. who is a Troll ?

56. Mahalo, stonecutter!

59. Hi demmiblue .

88. How nice.

11. You think?

22. +1

24. +1

25. +1. Glaringly obvious by other posts.

26. +1

35. It's pretty transparent at this point...n/t

49. +1. N/T

14. With this field of strong contenders, how could the DNC pull off this alleged "sabotage"? With the..

32. Not a runoff; that would involve all 50 states. DNC delegates will vote

46. That's what I mean-- under the new rules, superdelegates can't vote in...

60. The Primaries are going to decide

89. It will be interesting-- that huge list of Rs back in 15/16...

15. The source linked in the article is the Moonie Times. This is just RW media ratfuckery.

16. By the convention, Sanders might not even be a factor.

17. I agree

19. Is she part of the Sanders staff?

28. She is the person who organized the protests at the Democratic National Convention.

39. Yes, I saw that. I just wondered if she's officially connected

38. Activist. Here's Cestnick saying most Sanders supporters

40. Thanks. So, just talking out of her ass, then.

44. The Dexit "movement" of a quarter of Sanders' primary voters,

45. I agree. Senator Sanders delayed his support for Hillary far too long.

62. sanders is running 5th in South Carolina and so might not get any delegates due to 15% rule

18. I'm not even a Democrat and am not fond of him

21. If that were to happen, Bernie Sanders would be a forever pariah . . .

43. It did happen. About a quarter of Sanders' voters "Dexited"

27. Attacks Sanders supporters then complains Sanders supporters don't toe the line.

29. By "toe the line" is assume you mean "not harrass" those

53. Toe the line???

82. Do you mean tow the line? nt

85. The phrase is...

93. Thanks. As in line up in formation ( on a line )

98. We are not asking anyone to toe the line. We are asking them to not make shit up.

30. Well as long as "Some Bernie backers" are indicating this, let's lose our goddamned minds.

31. It happened in 2016 it may very well happen again in 2020.

33. Interesting that the founder of Occupy DNC and yet another Stein supporter is already out there....

58. Yeps - she reminds me of the PUMA folks in 2008

37. There are several threats from the Dem 'left' that could be costly to Dems

41. Should that happen, it would be even more ineffectual than last time.

47. Democrats worry Bernie Sanders won't be a team player if he loses nomination

52. This shows why many Democrats don't have trust

63. I was a Clinton delegate to the National Convention in Philadelphia

55. We know what he will do, dont we. More importantly what MANY of his followers will do.

48. KR!

50. Well,

54. I really hope not

57. Than they're no better than the Republicans.

92. No different than the trumpkins

64. And the Russians pay people to sow discord