Should Hillary step aside?

[merrily]

50. If you mean did the DNC issue a formal statement, no,

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of course not. I would not expect such a thing. Would you?

However, a number of high ranking Democrats have said publicly that no one should challenge Hillary. They have also said primaries are not a good thing.

Given the potential impact of their statement, am I amazed that they made the statements they did, so, publicly and plainly? Yes.

Did the content of what they said come as surprise to me? No.


What they said is very consistent with things ""rank and file" Democrats they have been complaining of for years. Things like the Lieberman Lamont primary and the Lincoln Halter primary that many Democrats in those states are still upset about. Things like every pundit saying the same thing about Hillary since at least 2012.


Do I think Democrats like Schumer, Brown and Frank have been saying things that in no way represent party policy? Absolutely not.

Have people in much more of a position to know than I am referred to a coronation or anointing of Hillary, and urged the party not to do that, you bet.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/12776064 (links that support my comments in this post to you are within that OP)

Note that Schumer had also made discouraging primaries the official policy of the DSCC in 2005. And, now he's Senate Party leader.

As far as more sources with more info than I publicly calling this Presidential primary an anointing or a coronation and urging more of a battle, Sanders was one of the earliest. (As you know, he caucuses with Democrats, to their delight)

If you need mor,e I invite you to google those words (coronation and anointing), along with other key words.