The other Democratic candidates do not have to implement, because they do not have an issue. Common decency and respect should be a norm.

after claiming that they has 'no idea' that their campaign paid out a $30,000 harassment settlement because of one of their staffers isn't the response I would think of first, but OK.

I just read the article about Becker. Nauseating.







“There was lots of bros protecting bros, to the point that now there is a conversation among female alumni of not working on this campaign again,” said one former campaign staffer.

You mean the nonexistent Bernie bros?

....this campaign instead of Sanders.

Including Tad Devine.

Pledges made, pledges not kept.

....campaigns in the past.

It won't matter as Bernie will never win.

But at least we know the primaries are accurate.

And anyone he endorses.

He attacks Dems when he isn't one himself. None of the other candidates feel the need to attack Biden like he does.

campaign. He's the follower here and he needs to catch up to the professional campaigns who don't reward abusers.

Apparently this is reactive and is addressing/responding to campaign-specific issues that other campaigns aren't having or have already taken preventative measures.

....for 30 minutes with two dozen women who were harassed and abused in his previous campaign?

Now he's getting around to it? Well done.

and was written by the UFCW Local 400.

They said well over a month ago that they would begin negotiating a collective bargaining agreement soon.

Glad they might be receiving additional protection.

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there was nothing being done to prevent it from happening again, especially after one of the worst offenders got invited to "The Gathering" at the Sanders Institute, months after Sanders had been told about the harassment.


One of the other staffers who shielded Carmona, and told the staff who were reporting Carmona that Carmona was just "macho," wound up getting enough of a bad recommendation from Sanders that he's now chief of staff for congressman Chuy Garcia.

I did and feel like someone punched me in the gut and I cannot breathe.

I admit I knew nothing about this. You don’t just go from letting people like that off the hook to being a bastion of the MeToo movement. You might try to make it LOOK that way though.

says was hostile and abusive to women who spoke up is part of the NNU, one of Sanders’ biggest donors via a superpac they formed, through which they are able to channel dark money to his campaign. As of early 2016, $1.7 million was identified.

This national nurses organization turns out to be run by a clique of far-leftist activist women, who’ve been with him for a long time and, shockingly, support his opposition to Democratic- planned improvements of Obamacare, including cuts in premiums, even though they are needed by millions now and his own plan would take several years to fully implement if passed. Googling their history reveals a pattern of playing rough politics. This woman’s story doesn’t stand alone.

I missed that. Her treatment, I would like to say is unbelievable...sadly it is not by that campaign.

former and present, have rebelled against sexism and abuse in his operations.

He actually claimed that a meeting to negotiate a settlement to keep them from suing him was so vital that it kept him from being present to vote against lifting sanctions against a Russian oligarch who warred on the U.S. Oleg Derpipaska, remember?

As a result of that vote, Trump not only lifted sanctions against Putin buddy Deripaska but "forgave" hundreds of millions in debt he owed us.

I've always questioned that excuse for failing this hugely important vote, but just imagine if it was true? The women were SO angry and so threatening to his future that Sanders didn't dare reschedule a staff meeting?!

"Dems & 11 GOP defectors today voted in line with the traditional REPUBLICAN hardline vs Russia." -- But not Sanders.

Link to tweet

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But if you "don't know" about what's going on with your senior staff, to the point that you didn't even know that your campaign paid out $30,000 in a harassment settlement, then you can hardly be blamed for it.

It's not like the Candidate is known for paying close attention to campaign spending, right.

maybe people should hold off on that "right"?

I don't think I'm being mean against Bernie in wondering why a wise leader like him would need to bring in professional help to diversify his staff and tell the others to shape up or else. After all, shouldn't he'd have done both long before?

Well I can't forget how tone deaf old bern was at the WOC conference in Texas last week.
I will never vote for him. I prefer Kamala, Warren, Biden, Castro, Pete, who are all real Democrats. PS I don't want felons locked up for heinous crimes being given their voting rights back until they've paid their debt to society. Bern feels that violent rapists, murderers, child molesters etc should not lose their voting rights. I feel they lost them the day they committed their crimes. Bernie is not on the right side of this and will lose badly. I also can't forget his voting history which is dismal.
No on
Amber Alert,
Immigration
Gun Control (5 NO votes)
Russian Sanctions after they attacked our sacred elections
Raped women's health care bill that would have allowed a raped women to find out (if her rapist is captured), if they have AIDS or are HIV positive.. Bernie put rapists interests before women who have been viciously raped.

I say NONONONONONONO to Bernie.

PS We women don't dream of being gang banged either Bernie. It's in your own small brain.

Welcome to DU.

Thanks for the thread Eugene.

The links in the comments section were Out Effing Standing.

Truth. Thanks ehrnst!

campaign staff was the first to organize, for an alternate grievance process.

Good thing they brought in help.

"Knock that shit off, dammit!"

after the horse has bolted.

We need more of this in DC. Sexism and all that comes with it is too rampant in politics.