2016 Postmortem

dlwickham

(3,316 posts) Thu Jun 16, 2016, 09:39 PM Jun 2016

Exclusive: Sanders Campaign Explains Why He Did Not Take Part in Democratic Gun Control Filibuster

http://www.thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/davidbadash/exclusive_sanders_campaign_explains_why_he_did_not_take_part_in_democratic_gun_control_filibuster

So why did Senator Sanders miss the filibuster entirely? He had met with Hillary Clinton less than 24 hours earlier in a D.C. hotel.

Sanders spokesman Michael Briggs told The Washington Post's Dave Weigel, "It just didn't work yesterday."

"We're keeping an eye on votes next week," he added.

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Exclusive: Sanders Campaign Explains Why He Did Not Take Part in Democratic Gun Control Filibuster (Original Post) dlwickham Jun 2016 OP

How lovely CorkySt.Clair Jun 2016 #1

I can see Meryl Streep in The Devil Wears Prada saying something like that dlwickham Jun 2016 #3

She's great in that film. CorkySt.Clair Jun 2016 #5

SPLAT!! riversedge Jun 2016 #2

Given Sanders voting record on guns, lapucelle Jun 2016 #4

Ugh Bobbie Jo Jun 2016 #6

Very disappointing. bernie has more important things to do - like attack the Democratic Party MariaThinks Jun 2016 #7

CorkySt.Clair

(1,507 posts)

1. How lovely

Reply to dlwickham (Original post)

Thu Jun 16, 2016, 09:40 PM

Jun 2016

Is he channeling Barbara Bush?

dlwickham

(3,316 posts)

3. I can see Meryl Streep in The Devil Wears Prada saying something like that

Reply to CorkySt.Clair (Reply #1)

Thu Jun 16, 2016, 09:45 PM

Jun 2016

CorkySt.Clair

(1,507 posts)

5. She's great in that film.

Reply to dlwickham (Reply #3)

Thu Jun 16, 2016, 09:47 PM

Jun 2016

riversedge

(70,243 posts)

2. SPLAT!!

Reply to dlwickham (Original post)

Thu Jun 16, 2016, 09:40 PM

Jun 2016

lapucelle

(18,276 posts)

4. Given Sanders voting record on guns,

Reply to dlwickham (Original post)

Thu Jun 16, 2016, 09:45 PM

Jun 2016

participating in the filibuster would have seemed as self-serving as tricking the media into covering a phone event in the expectation of an important announcement.

Bobbie Jo

(14,341 posts)

6. Ugh

Reply to dlwickham (Original post)

Thu Jun 16, 2016, 09:49 PM

Jun 2016

Too busy filibustering the Democratic primary. (which is over, btw...)

MariaThinks

(2,495 posts)

7. Very disappointing. bernie has more important things to do - like attack the Democratic Party