It has been clear to anyone who has been paying attention, the Democratic National Committee (DNC), headed by Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, has been out to derail the Sanders’ campaign from day one. Wasserman Schultz, Hillary Clinton’s campaign co-chair in 2008, is not about to have another insurgent candidate usurp the rightful prize that is Hillary’s: the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination.
First, it was the DNC limiting the number of sanctioned debates to six, as compared to the Republican National Committee’s 12. Then it was holding half of those debates on weekends, traditionally known for low TV ratings.
This Saturday night’s third debate coincided with a Saturday night NFL football game on CBS, and competed with the opening weekend for the highly anticipated Star Wars sequel. The debate, just six nights before Christmas, was held when many Americans were likely traveling, or simply out for the holidays. The next debate in January will also take place on a weekend, at the same time as an NFL playoff game. The next weekday debate isn’t until February, around the same time as the early primaries.
But Wasserman Schultz’ decision to prevent the Sanders’ campaign from accessing its own voter database maintained by the DNC, as punishment over a “cheating” scandal, has caused the most uproar among Democrats, especially Progressives. Of course, the DNC retracted the suspension, but only after the Sanders camp initiated a lawsuit against Wasserman Schultz and the DNC.
Bernie fans are not taking the DNC’s perceived Clinton bias lightly. Sanders’ supporters are pushing to remove Wasserman Schultz from her position, citing a conflict of interest with her past relationship with the Clinton campaign. A petition has been started which gathered nearly 40,00 signatures within less than 48 hours.
The Sanders’ campaign is taking full advantage of the mess created by Ms. Wasserman Schultz. It has reported raising an additional $1 million in just one day after it started maligning the Democratic National Committee as a saboteur working on behalf of Bernie’s rival.
Yes, the deck may be stacked against Bernie, but at this same time in the 2008 race, all the pundits were saying the same thing about the upstart Obama.
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Debbie needs to get on her Wasserman and ride the Schultz out of town!
Her bias is showing!
I love Bernie. Bernie will be 74 if he wins and he is a NY jew who is a self-professed “socialist”. Bernie has 0 chance. 0.
And if today’s NYTimes is correct, then Bernie was right when he apologized to Hillary last night and right in now firing 3 of his folks….
I couldn’t agree more about the hidden debate schedule but think about it, is there a better debater than Hillary? What I don’t understand is why so many people simply do not like her..and it will be her as the Democratic nominee come November. I’m voting for Hillary come November
I cannot tell you the level of Hillary-hatred I have encountered among Democrats! Some simple say they will never vote for her. She has the highest negatives of any presidential candidate, I believe. I tell progressives who say they won’t vote for her, “Would you rather have a President Trump or Cruz? Do you want a Republican picking the next two Supreme Court justices?
I agree 100% with Fred. I can see some of the negative aspects to Hillary. Much of it is blasted into progressives’ heads by right wing propaganda repeated over and over by the MSM. Progressives who say they will stay home if Hillary is the nominee need to think this through:
For over 30 years we have had a Supreme Court that has favored conservative views and corporations at the expense of the American people. And we now have to live with their disastrous decisions, Citizens United being the most outrageous in my mind. No wonder trust and confidence in the Court has plummeted in polls. The Court seems more and more disengaged from a changing America and appears to have become a tool of big business. We cannot afford a Republican President who will ensure another 30 years of the same.
I think those Democrats (Progressives) who say they will never vote for Hillary if she is the nominee will come to their senses come next November. President Trump? Cruz?