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In reply to the discussion: Ex- Clinton Staffers Slam Sanders Over Private Jets [View all]Gothmog
(146,489 posts)60. I hate to break it to you but Clinton staffers/supporters are not happy with sanders
sanders did as little as possible to help Clinton against trump. sanders endorsement speech was all about himself as was his speech at the convention. I was there when the sanders delegates booed Congressman John Lewis. I was warned about this stunt 20 to 30 minutes before it happened by the Clinton campaign whip. According to my whip, sanders was asked to stop this stunt and declined.
I was at the Texas delegation breakfast when a group of sanders delegates marched in and demanded that we condemn Clinton and change our votes to sanders.
sanders spoke to the Texas delegation the next morning and his speech was again solely about himself. There was a mini-riot due to his delegates the prior morning and the only thing that sanders talked about was himself. sanders did nothing to deal with the fact that his delegates were out of control.
Finally a group of sanders delegates yelled at my daughter and called her the c-word because she would not try to get me to change my vote. Again sanders was asked to tell his delegates to behave during the convention and sanders refused
Many democrats do not believe that sanders really tried to help Clinton. Many democrats blame sanders for helping trump win Sanders clearly took a large number of actions that were designed to hurt the party and help trump.
I am still in contact with my whip and other Clinton staffer types. There are some real hard feelings about sanders among Clinton staffers. From the Politico article
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/02/25/bernie-sanders-hillary-clinton-private-jet-flights-1182793
But he also faces another hurdle: hard feelings that remain to this day after the contentious 2016 Democratic primary. Many in the party continue to believe the Vermont senator played a role in contributing to Clintons defeat in November because of his criticisms of her prior to the general election, and his refusal to concede earlier when it appeared he had little mathematical chance of securing the party nomination.
And they are eager to point out Sanders flaws and examples of what they perceive to be examples of hypocrisy now that the one-time underdog rates as one of the front-runners in the crowded Democratic field......
The travel details werent the only point of tension with Sanders. At his rallies for Clinton, Sanders sometimes only wanted people who had endorsed him in the primaries to speak when he would appear, a request which frustrated the Clinton campaign, according to a former Clinton staffer and another person familiar with the matter.
Sure you can have your supporters there, but you cant exclude the congressman who endorsed Hillary Clinton in the city you are going to, said the former staffer. Youre campaigning for us. That was always a battle every single time.
And they are eager to point out Sanders flaws and examples of what they perceive to be examples of hypocrisy now that the one-time underdog rates as one of the front-runners in the crowded Democratic field......
The travel details werent the only point of tension with Sanders. At his rallies for Clinton, Sanders sometimes only wanted people who had endorsed him in the primaries to speak when he would appear, a request which frustrated the Clinton campaign, according to a former Clinton staffer and another person familiar with the matter.
Sure you can have your supporters there, but you cant exclude the congressman who endorsed Hillary Clinton in the city you are going to, said the former staffer. Youre campaigning for us. That was always a battle every single time.
I am willing to predict that there will be some fun ads coming out about the booing of Congressman John Lewis at the national convention. My whip was working for the DNC during the midterms but I suspect that he would be available for some ads if asked.
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He should have campaigned in a covered wagon for those " three separate multi-day trips" for Hillary
irresistable
Feb 2019
#7
So would your vote be affected by how fuel efficient Kamala Harris' car is? Or...
thesquanderer
Feb 2019
#35
Oh, there's a large group of people who support politicians with that philosophy.
namahage
Feb 2019
#78
Hillary cares about climate change, too. She flew exclusively on private jets.
irresistable
Feb 2019
#15
Sure he could have flown commercial, and likely had to make fewer appearances for Hillary
Tom Rinaldo
Feb 2019
#52
"Especially since every other candidate hops a freight train to go places."
workinclasszero
Feb 2019
#34
I hate to break it to you but Clinton staffers/supporters are not happy with sanders
Gothmog
Feb 2019
#60
sanders is the reason why trump won in 2016 and we do not want to see a 2020 repeat
Gothmog
Feb 2019
#62
With all of the charitable work she and her husband contribute, who gives a fuck where she stays?
MrsCoffee
Mar 2019
#90
Impossible. My DU sources informed me that Sanders didn't campaign for Clinton n/t
Tom Rinaldo
Feb 2019
#25
Now thats scraping the barrel. Of note Hillary's campaign spent over $2 million on private air
CentralMass
Feb 2019
#53