2016 Postmortem

amborin

(16,631 posts) Mon Mar 28, 2016, 05:35 PM Mar 2016

Blue Dog Minn Senator Will Vote For Bernie to Honor the Will of the Voters

Blue Dog Democratic Congressman Plans To Vote For Bernie Sanders

Collin Peterson is as conservative as they come. What is even happening?

Rep. Collin Peterson (D-Minn.), opposed to abortion, gun control and same-sex marriage, will cast a vote for Bernie Sanders at the Democratic convention. Ok?

WASHINGTON — Rep. Collin Peterson (Minn.), one of the most conservative Democrats in Congress, says he’ll cast his vote for Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) for president if he attends the Democratic National Convention in July.

Peterson told Forum News Service on Saturday that his vote at the convention would reflect the will of his constituents, who overwhelmingly supported Sanders in the state’s March 1 Democratic caucuses. Sanders won Peterson’s district with 63 percent of the vote, compared to Hillary Clinton’s 37 percent.

“I’m voting my district,” he said. “I’m going to vote for Bernie.”

While it’s understandable that a congressman would vote for the candidate backed by his constituents, it’s a stunning state of affairs for the Democratic Party that Peterson is aligning with Sanders, the socialist from Vermont who supports same-sex marriage, abortion rights and gun control.

Peterson is a co-founder of the Blue Dog Coalition, the caucus of moderate House Democrats, and is known for his conservatism. He’s anti-abortion, opposed to embryonic stem cell research, against same-sex marriage and supports the death penalty. He is also avidly anti-gun control.

The Minnesota Democrat said he’d only cast his vote for Sanders over Clinton if he goes to the convention, which he doesn’t always attend. He noted, though, that the Vermont senator seems to have reinvigorated the party.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/collin-peterson-bernie-sanders_us_56f95c2ee4b014d3fe2394bc?utm_hp_ref=politics

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Blue Dog Minn Senator Will Vote For Bernie to Honor the Will of the Voters (Original Post) amborin Mar 2016 OP

The SENATOR has a district? rock Mar 2016 #1

Former Member of the Minnesota State Senate hellofromreddit Mar 2016 #9

OK rock Mar 2016 #15

I remember when the bernie crowd screamed about superdelegates being a curse on the human race lol msongs Mar 2016 #2

Super delegates are the antithisis of small "d" democracy - but it's the game the DNC plays so . . . Nanjeanne Mar 2016 #3

Super Delegates aren't fair and no one should get two votes NWCorona Mar 2016 #10

Every elected delegate gets two votes by that standard. brooklynite Mar 2016 #17

That would be true but not quite the same. NWCorona Mar 2016 #18

Old Collin has his finger in the air. Wellstone ruled Mar 2016 #4

Message auto-removed Name removed Mar 2016 #5

Wow, this election season is getting weirder every day. Major Hogwash Mar 2016 #6

That it is, and they promised me a boring one nadinbrzezinski Mar 2016 #8

But it turned out the exact opposite NWCorona Mar 2016 #11

I am stocking on popcorn on a daily basis now nadinbrzezinski Mar 2016 #12

Mmm popcorn! NWCorona Mar 2016 #14

I know nadinbrzezinski Mar 2016 #16

See my #19. MineralMan Mar 2016 #20

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Mar 2016 #7

.... glinda Mar 2016 #13

He is not a Senator. MineralMan Mar 2016 #19

Collin Peterson is NOT a Senator KingFlorez Mar 2016 #21

rock

(13,218 posts)

1. The SENATOR has a district?

Reply to amborin (Original post)

Mon Mar 28, 2016, 05:41 PM

Mar 2016

Most senators have the whole state (congressmen have districts). Of course he can vote how he wants to; consequences are only political.

hellofromreddit

(1,182 posts)

9. Former Member of the Minnesota State Senate

Reply to rock (Reply #1)

Mon Mar 28, 2016, 06:21 PM

Mar 2016

Current Federal representative of the 7th district.

rock

(13,218 posts)

15. OK

Reply to hellofromreddit (Reply #9)

Mon Mar 28, 2016, 06:34 PM

Mar 2016

Thanks

msongs

(67,459 posts)

2. I remember when the bernie crowd screamed about superdelegates being a curse on the human race lol

Reply to amborin (Original post)

Mon Mar 28, 2016, 05:56 PM

Mar 2016

Nanjeanne

(5,002 posts)

3. Super delegates are the antithisis of small "d" democracy - but it's the game the DNC plays so . . .

Reply to msongs (Reply #2)

Mon Mar 28, 2016, 05:59 PM

Mar 2016

NWCorona

(8,541 posts)

10. Super Delegates aren't fair and no one should get two votes

Reply to msongs (Reply #2)

Mon Mar 28, 2016, 06:23 PM

Mar 2016

That said Bernie never said that he wasn't going to not try and get their support. He's playing by the rules.

brooklynite

(94,780 posts)

17. Every elected delegate gets two votes by that standard.

Reply to NWCorona (Reply #10)

Mon Mar 28, 2016, 06:45 PM

Mar 2016

NWCorona

(8,541 posts)

18. That would be true but not quite the same.

Reply to brooklynite (Reply #17)

Mon Mar 28, 2016, 06:46 PM

Mar 2016

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)

4. Old Collin has his finger in the air.

Reply to amborin (Original post)

Mon Mar 28, 2016, 06:04 PM

Mar 2016

Yup,going to have to back Bernie cause that is my new base. Remember this Guy is a Dino in the first degree. Some one must be talking challenge,got a hunch a Union Person. He so caved to the Sugar Companies when the Grain Millers Walked out.

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Major Hogwash

(17,656 posts)

6. Wow, this election season is getting weirder every day.

Reply to amborin (Original post)

Mon Mar 28, 2016, 06:11 PM

Mar 2016

I wonder what Mineral Man thinks about this.
Which district does Peterson represent?

By the way, whatever happened to Michele Bachmann?
Has she gone to trial yet?

nadinbrzezinski

(154,021 posts)

8. That it is, and they promised me a boring one

Reply to Major Hogwash (Reply #6)

Mon Mar 28, 2016, 06:19 PM

Mar 2016

NWCorona

(8,541 posts)

11. But it turned out the exact opposite

Reply to nadinbrzezinski (Reply #8)

Mon Mar 28, 2016, 06:25 PM

Mar 2016

This could be a soap opera lol!

nadinbrzezinski

(154,021 posts)

12. I am stocking on popcorn on a daily basis now

Reply to NWCorona (Reply #11)

Mon Mar 28, 2016, 06:26 PM

Mar 2016

NWCorona

(8,541 posts)

14. Mmm popcorn!

Reply to nadinbrzezinski (Reply #12)

Mon Mar 28, 2016, 06:34 PM

Mar 2016

I think that's a hot commodity lately!

The next few days/weeks will be like

While others will be like

nadinbrzezinski

(154,021 posts)

16. I know

Reply to NWCorona (Reply #14)

Mon Mar 28, 2016, 06:37 PM

Mar 2016

MineralMan

(146,336 posts)

20. See my #19.

Reply to Major Hogwash (Reply #6)

Mon Mar 28, 2016, 07:59 PM

Mar 2016

Uncle Joe

(58,450 posts)

7. Kicked and recommended.

Reply to amborin (Original post)

Mon Mar 28, 2016, 06:14 PM

Mar 2016

Thanks for the thread, amborin.

glinda

(14,807 posts)

13. ....

Reply to amborin (Original post)

Mon Mar 28, 2016, 06:30 PM

Mar 2016

MineralMan

(146,336 posts)

19. He is not a Senator.

Reply to amborin (Original post)

Mon Mar 28, 2016, 07:57 PM

Mar 2016

MN has two Senators, Al Franken and Amy Klobuchar.

KingFlorez

(12,689 posts)

21. Collin Peterson is NOT a Senator

Reply to amborin (Original post)

Mon Mar 28, 2016, 08:00 PM

Mar 2016

He is a Representative and has been for years.

I find it funny that he's being praised. Shouldn't you all be trying to get him primaried? Blue Dogs are exactly the type of people who should be purged from the Democratic Party if it's going to meet Sanders standards.

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