2016 Postmortem

silvershadow

(10,336 posts) Fri Apr 22, 2016, 06:59 PM Apr 2016

Meet the Democratic women fighting for Sanders

Hillary Clinton is already closer than anyone in history to being the nation's first woman president. But that doesn't mean all female Democratic officeholders are on her side.

Two of Bernie Sanders' biggest surrogates on the campaign trail are Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, who is campaigning for him in Pennsylvania on Friday, and former Ohio State Sen. Nina Turner. And they say going against the Clinton grain has not been easy.

Turner distinctly remembers what happened a few days after she publicly endorsed Sanders. She was set to be the keynote speaker at Planned Parenthood event. The organization, which has now endorsed Hillary Clinton, was still unaffiliated with either campaign. Yet when she arrived folks who organized the fundraiser told her that they were working to "ease tensions" in order to make sure she was treated with respect.

Turner was confused by what they meant. She soon found out.

more: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/meet-the-democratic-women-fighting-for-sanders/

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Meet the Democratic women fighting for Sanders (Original Post) silvershadow Apr 2016 OP

Maybe the Bernie Sanders group can keep the fund raising going for brave Dems like them. That Guy 888 Apr 2016 #1

That Guy 888

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1. Maybe the Bernie Sanders group can keep the fund raising going for brave Dems like them.

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Fri Apr 22, 2016, 07:34 PM

Apr 2016

Ohio democratic donors, who helped Turner propel forward her past campaigns, have called her up to say that she is making a mistake. She is worried that they will not back her if she decides to run for statewide office in the future.

"For someone to say to me you are not doing yourself a favor, it is a threat," Turner says, noting that the Clintons have a reputation for revenge.

I hope people are serious about keeping the Sanders party realignment/revolution going no matter what, because some good people of conscious did risk their political careers to help Bernie.

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