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In reply to the discussion: California Democratic chair race angers 'Berniecrats' [View all]That Guy 888
(1,214 posts)63. I see the usual suspects promoting their "unity" message here.
Namely: "Your only choice is to unify behind the strategic thinking that has lead to the Democratic Party losing across the nation."
another excerpt from that article:
"Bauman, looking to unify the fractured party he now leads, offered words of conciliation to the so-called "Berniecrats" who supported Ellis. "There is no denying that there is a problem when so many of our hardworking activists feel that they are not welcome within our Party and that they have been slighted and shut out of the process," Bauman said in a statement.
For many Sanders supporters, emotions are still raw following what they feel was an unfair nomination contest and Saturday's California election felt like a repeat. "Things are going to get tough for the Democratic Party, and if they don't want the Republicans to win then they need to work with us," said Bryan Hash, an Ellis and Sanders supporter from Southern California.
Bauman defeated Ellis by a mere 62 votes out of nearly 3,000 cast a razor-thin margin for a candidate who lined up support from most of the state's elected Democrats and, until recently, was widely expected to win with minimal opposition."
For many Sanders supporters, emotions are still raw following what they feel was an unfair nomination contest and Saturday's California election felt like a repeat. "Things are going to get tough for the Democratic Party, and if they don't want the Republicans to win then they need to work with us," said Bryan Hash, an Ellis and Sanders supporter from Southern California.
Bauman defeated Ellis by a mere 62 votes out of nearly 3,000 cast a razor-thin margin for a candidate who lined up support from most of the state's elected Democrats and, until recently, was widely expected to win with minimal opposition."
How are the Berniecrats identified in the article?
"In the three-day California Democratic Party convention, Democrats drawn to Sanders' condemnation of money in politics pushed the party to reject Wall Street."
I can't speak for all Democrats who backed Sanders, but I would like my Representatives to back the voters more than they back donors. I would like their public positions to "rubes" like me to also be their private position when it comes to deciding how to govern.
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Maybe they looked at how well the party's doing outside of progressive California
Plucketeer
May 2017
#11
CA is showing no signs of sliding in that direction, thanks to party leadership.
pnwmom
May 2017
#12
The Democratic Party in California is stronger than it was several years ago. No sliding going on.
George II
May 2017
#13
I don't believe I offered any critique of the leadership in California
Sen. Walter Sobchak
May 2017
#98
I will worry about the Republicans when they're credible in the assembly
Sen. Walter Sobchak
May 2017
#136
Then maybe they need to spend their time on those outside of California who obviously need their
politicaljunkie41910
May 2017
#142
I think the notion that they need to push the California Democratic Party "left" is the MOAStrawmen.
JTFrog
May 2017
#73
That faction is always angry at the "establishment", even if the "establishment" is doing great.
brush
May 2017
#183
"Berniecrats" have a Facebook page -- it says founded in 2016. They call themselves
R B Garr
May 2017
#172
ffs, they call themselves Berniecrats. They have a Facebook page and they call
R B Garr
May 2017
#144
Wow, talk about not understanding. This kind of divisiveness because someone uses
R B Garr
May 2017
#146
lol, I didn't say it was a noun. Typing a third person pronoun about Berniecrats isn't
R B Garr
May 2017
#150
This is hilarious how you've made this entire subthread about the word "them".
R B Garr
May 2017
#156
Did you even read the article?? Apparently not. Again, you don't seem familiar
R B Garr
May 2017
#159
Nice try, but you're obviously being obtuse about the posted article by trying
R B Garr
May 2017
#168
God! Drop it already. Cali is blue because Dems worked hard over years to get it there.
brush
May 2017
#186
Get one thing straight. Sanders supporters are not the only progressives. You don't own that term.
brush
May 2017
#184
Thank you. This division helps Republicans get elected. To bad the top 2 can't co-lead so our p
Sunlei
May 2017
#28
Maybe they will. Kimberly Ellis has apparently been a significant force in building a
KPN
May 2017
#35
Whatever happened to "Hey, we lost...let's work harder to push our message"
Docreed2003
May 2017
#29
How about, "woah that was a close win, we need to include their agenda or we've lost them"
Sunlei
May 2017
#47
That's not the simplistic message behind it, unfortunately. It's a very hostile
R B Garr
May 2017
#48
Its Republicans who who promote the "Maligning other Democrats" messages because it works for them.
Sunlei
May 2017
#58
How lame, but typical divisiveness. Insinuating that Democrats are not pure enough
R B Garr
May 2017
#59
Right. She did. Re: not the only one, nobody is saying that - including Kimberly Ellis ...
KPN
May 2017
#40
That's not the simplistic message behind it, unfortunately. The message is much
R B Garr
May 2017
#43
"minimize the influence of money in politics -- Is that an issue for anyone here?"
LiberalLovinLug
May 2017
#62
Really getting tired of whoever these Sanders' supporters are that when they lose
still_one
May 2017
#42
Exactly. The "message" is chaos driven and not based in reality. There is no reason
R B Garr
May 2017
#45
There was similar unhappiness expressed when Nancy Pelosi won the votes to be the
still_one
May 2017
#50
Exactly, and I forgot about those other two losses you mentioned when I calculated
R B Garr
May 2017
#60
We are on the same page on this R B, and 2018 isn't that far off, and that is critical
still_one
May 2017
#65
Why is it Sanders supporters' fault when this Hillary supporter refuses to concede and hires a...
Hassin Bin Sober
May 2017
#72
If you read my post I said whoever these Sanders supporters are. The article in the OP
still_one
May 2017
#89
I didn't read down far enough. Nina Turner is has obviously embraced the Jill Stein, Cornell West
still_one
May 2017
#106
Now THAT... is an excellent question. I often suspect that it's motivated by vanity and ego...
NurseJackie
May 2017
#125