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jwirr

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4. Which really means - keeping it Third Way. And unless those
Fri May 13, 2016, 02:46 PM
May 2016

of us on the bottom have watched what our state parties have been doing in the election of committees (slates of candidates chosen by existing leaders) to run our parties we are doing the same thing on the bottom.

At our district convention a group of "leaders" worked in a separate room to recommend these slates and when they are offered to the delegates vote they are unopposed and for the most part unknown. The "Ies" have it in one vote.

The National Convention is even worse. This rules committee was selected by the DNC. Hopefully at the convention Bernie will have his own "slate" to challenge all the really important committees. Rules, etc.

Heads up Bernie supporters demand real change at your convention. That is where it has to start.

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