2016 Postmortem

workinclasszero

(28,270 posts) Wed Apr 13, 2016, 01:51 PM Apr 2016

MoveOn director blasts superdelegate harassment

MoveOn director blasts superdelegate harassment
By NICK GASS 04/13/16 08:52 AM EDT

The Washington director of the progressive advocacy group MoveOn.org, which voted to endorse Bernie Sanders earlier this year, denounced strongly on Wednesday efforts by un-allied Sanders supporters to threaten superdelegates backing Hillary Clinton.

“I have to say we should leave harassment of superdelegates to the Republicans. They seem to have that market cornered. But frankly, there’s no place for harassing anyone, really in either party in American politics. This should be a contest of ideals and issues," said Ben Wikler in an interview with CNN's "New Day."

Over the weekend, NPR reported on a man named Spencer Thayer who launched a website on April 4 initially titled "Superdelegate Hit List," soliciting contact information for Clinton superdelegates in order to get in touch with them and persuade them.

http://www.politico.com/blogs/2016-dem-primary-live-updates-and-results/2016/04/superdelegate-harassment-moveon-ben-wikler-221881

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MoveOn director blasts superdelegate harassment (Original Post) workinclasszero Apr 2016 OP

"Un-allied Sanders supporters" = non-story. nm floriduck Apr 2016 #1

aka No True Scotsman Tarc Apr 2016 #4

MoveOn is a Sanders ally workinclasszero Apr 2016 #5

So what? He's not causing the problem. floriduck Apr 2016 #8

Bernie supporters are harassing super delegates? Cali_Democrat Apr 2016 #2

Awful??? You wish it was true! But it isn't. imagine2015 Apr 2016 #12

That's kind of puzzling on the part of MoveOn.org Merryland Apr 2016 #3

Kick'n'rec (nt) pat_k Apr 2016 #6

What are examples of harassment of these delegates? David__77 Apr 2016 #7

The tone at the top. haven't heard Bernie denounce it and was known weeks ago. nt Jitter65 Apr 2016 #9

Super delegates put the lie to democratic. mmonk Apr 2016 #10

Harassing super delegates won't help Bernie. Sounds like a worm in our ranks. imagine2015 Apr 2016 #11

Such tactics are immature and more likely to harm Bernie than to help him. But then again ... NurseJackie Apr 2016 #13

What they SHOULD be blasting is the superdelegate system. n/t FourScore Apr 2016 #14

A guy I went to grade school with has posted this list on Facebook. greatauntoftriplets Apr 2016 #15

MoveOn -- isn't that the group that formed to support Bill having sex with an intern? nichomachus Apr 2016 #16

floriduck

(2,262 posts)

1. "Un-allied Sanders supporters" = non-story. nm

Reply to workinclasszero (Original post)

Wed Apr 13, 2016, 01:52 PM

Apr 2016

Tarc

(10,476 posts)

4. aka No True Scotsman

Reply to floriduck (Reply #1)

Wed Apr 13, 2016, 01:53 PM

Apr 2016

workinclasszero

(28,270 posts)

5. MoveOn is a Sanders ally

Reply to floriduck (Reply #1)

Wed Apr 13, 2016, 01:55 PM

Apr 2016

Apparently they are concerned enough about it to make this public statement.

Its not Hillary backers harassing the supers.

floriduck

(2,262 posts)

8. So what? He's not causing the problem.

Reply to workinclasszero (Reply #5)

Wed Apr 13, 2016, 01:57 PM

Apr 2016

Cali_Democrat

(30,439 posts)

2. Bernie supporters are harassing super delegates?

Reply to workinclasszero (Original post)

Wed Apr 13, 2016, 01:53 PM

Apr 2016

That's awful

imagine2015

(2,054 posts)

12. Awful??? You wish it was true! But it isn't.

Reply to Cali_Democrat (Reply #2)

Wed Apr 13, 2016, 02:02 PM

Apr 2016

This is not being organized by anyone working for Bernie Sanders campaign organization.

It could be a plant.

In any case, as you know and understand, harassing super delegates can not and will not help Bernie Sanders at all.

Isn't that right?

Merryland

(1,134 posts)

3. That's kind of puzzling on the part of MoveOn.org

Reply to workinclasszero (Original post)

Wed Apr 13, 2016, 01:53 PM

Apr 2016

I don't think contacting superdelegates & telling them how you feel is "harassment" - it's called democracy.

pat_k

(9,313 posts)

6. Kick'n'rec (nt)

Reply to workinclasszero (Original post)

Wed Apr 13, 2016, 01:55 PM

Apr 2016

David__77

(23,516 posts)

7. What are examples of harassment of these delegates?

Reply to workinclasszero (Original post)

Wed Apr 13, 2016, 01:56 PM

Apr 2016

...

Jitter65

(3,089 posts)

9. The tone at the top. haven't heard Bernie denounce it and was known weeks ago. nt

Reply to workinclasszero (Original post)

Wed Apr 13, 2016, 01:57 PM

Apr 2016

mmonk

(52,589 posts)

10. Super delegates put the lie to democratic.

Reply to workinclasszero (Original post)

Wed Apr 13, 2016, 01:57 PM

Apr 2016

imagine2015

(2,054 posts)

11. Harassing super delegates won't help Bernie. Sounds like a worm in our ranks.

Reply to workinclasszero (Original post)

Wed Apr 13, 2016, 02:00 PM

Apr 2016

Don't fall for it.

NurseJackie

(42,862 posts)

13. Such tactics are immature and more likely to harm Bernie than to help him. But then again ...

Reply to workinclasszero (Original post)

Wed Apr 13, 2016, 02:03 PM

Apr 2016

... every day, I become more and more convinced that Bernie's campaign isn't about actually winning the nomination at all.

So perhaps their aggressive actions and harassment kinda does make sense: the same way that a toddler's public temper tantrum at the grocery store candy rack "makes sense" to the toddler. ("I want what I want and I want it now, and if I can't have it now, I want the whole world to know I'm unhappy about it.&quot