Sanders campaign sought to exclude DNC from debate

http://www.politico.com/blogs/2016-dem-primary-live-updates-and-results/2016/04/bernie-sanders-dnc-democratic-debate-221616


What kind of (Dem) is he I don't think he ever was one of us.....



Bernie Sanders might be running for the Democratic nomination, but his campaign isn’t exactly working in tandem with the party.

In the negotiations leading up to the April 14 CNN/NY1 debate in Brooklyn, the Sanders campaign initially requested that neither the New York State Democratic Committee, nor the Democratic National Committee be involved in any aspect of the debate, a source with knowledge of the discussions told POLITICO.


Ultimately, the issue was resolved, and the DNC will have the same level of involvement as in previous debates, though the state party will not participate in the debate.

Before the CNN debate came together on Monday, the Sanders campaign had actually committed to participating in a debate on ABC’s "Good Morning America", with designs on the morning television show's large audience. But a few hours after the Clinton campaign informed the network on Friday that she would participate, Sanders pulled out, said two sources, including one network source.

Sanders and the DNC have long been at odds. Last week the campaign kept alive a lawsuit against the DNC after the party briefly shut off his campaign's access to shared voter data in December over the discovery that someone on the Sanders campaign had access data owned by Hillary Clinton. (The two sides had said they are working to resolve the issue outside of the court.)

The Sanders campaign has publicly stated that it believes the DNC favors Clinton. “The leadership of the Democratic National Committee is now actively attempting to undermine our campaign,” campaign manager Jeff Weaver said last year when the data breach was revealed.