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In reply to the discussion: Bernie alumni seek meeting to address 'sexual violence' on '16 campaign [View all]Gothmog
(181,602 posts)Real campaigns carefully vet their national convention delegates. I know that I was vetted and I was on a committee that vetted other Clinton delegates. The reason for such vetting is that these delegates represent the candidate.
The conduct described in this letter is consistent with conduct that occurred at the national convention. My daughter was my guest at the national convention since this was an once in a lifetime type trip. A group of sanders delegates decided to yell at my daughter and call her the c-word since she would not try to get me to change my vote. A couple of male sanders delegates were so out of control that the state party chair made the head of the sanders delegation (a former employee of the party) sit between them and some female delegates
I was at the convention when the sanders delegates engaged in a planned stunt of booing Congressman John Lewis . The Clinton campaign warned her delegates 30 or so minutes in advance. My whip told me that sanders was asked to block this planned stunt and declined
The conduct described in the letter was consistent with the facts contained in the letter. My daughter read the Politico article and told me that she was not surprised by these facts.
My whip was working for the DNC during the mid terms. I suspect that the John Lewis incident will show up in some ads if sanders runs. There appears to be a pattern here. This letter is consistent with this pattern