2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Politico: Sanders booed by House Democrats [View all]HumanityExperiment
(1,442 posts)you posted this:
'I wonder what Sanders is thinking, really. This makes no sense at all. Elections are ALL about winning. He seems detached from the reality of the challenge Clinton is facing and stuck on his own agenda.'
it's in the very article in the OP
"Sanders also stunned some of the Democrats in attendance when he told them that winning elections wasn't the only thing they should focus on."
"The goal isn't to win elections, the goal is to transform America," Sanders said at one point, according to multiple lawmakers and aides in the room.
Some Democrats booed Sanders for that line, which plays better on the campaign trail than in front of a roomful of elected officials.
House Democrats overwhelmingly supported Hillary Clinton during the presidential primary fight, so it was not surprising that Sanders got a cool reception from them."
"Sanders complained about the "super delegate" process used during the primaries. "One person is starting with 900 delegates before anyone even votes," Sanders said. The Vermont socialist and his supporters have been upset about the issue for months."
"The senator also talked about his outstanding issues with the party's platform, particularly when it comes to trade."
What he said very clearly is weve got to beat Trump and the way he believes were What he said very clearly is weve got to beat Trump and the way he believes were going to do it is by having a commitment to an agenda that excites people, including the younger people. And hes working on that."
and there is this.. to better 'answer' your 'point'
For his part, Sanders said he had a basic message for House Democrats.
My message was a simple message: We have got to fight for the needs of the middle class and working families of this country, Sanders said as he left the caucus meeting. We got to get people involved in the political process, we got to get a large voter turnout, and if we have a larger voter turnout, Democrats will regain control of the Senate and I believe theyre gonna take the House back.
Sanders also weighed in at a press conference on the FBI's decision not to recommend charges against Clinton for sending classified information over her private servers as secretary of State.
"I think youve heard me say from day one that there is a process in terms of the investigation regarding Secretary Clinton and the emails," Sanders said. "Yesterday was an important part of that process. Now we wait to hear from the Justice Department."