Democratic Primaries
Related: About this forumVox - Bernie Sanders takes aim at the DNC with his new anti-corruption plan
So, when Warrem releases an anti-corruption plan, Bernie responds...by targeting Democrats.
https://www.vox.com/2019/10/7/20902631/bernie-sanders-dnc-anti-corruption-plan
When we win the Democratic nomination and defeat Donald Trump, we will transform our political system by rejecting the influence of big corporate money, Sanders said in a statement. Our grassroots-funded campaign is proving every single day that you dont need billionaires and private fundraisers to run for president.
The plan is focused extensively on getting corporate money out of the Democratic National Committee (DNC), a group Sanders clashed within 2016 after former top DNC staffers dismissed and derided his campaign. In his new plan, Sanders would ban corporate contributions to the Democratic Party Convention and its related committees, and he would instate a lifetime lobbying ban on Democratic National Committee chairs and co-chairs.
Sanders certainly has shown twice, now that he can run a presidential campaign without relying on corporate donations. His grassroots-powered campaign boasted the most money raised in the third quarter of fundraising among Democratic presidential candidates.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
tirebiter
(2,537 posts)Thanks for nothin
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
BlueMississippi
(776 posts)zero minute abs anyone?
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
MrsCoffee
(5,803 posts)Sorry that his campaign is over.
What's next, the DNC caused his heart attack?
FFS.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
George II
(67,782 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
peggysue2
(10,829 posts)I'd love to hear Bernie wriggle around that one. Last time out it was something on the order: well, I'd be a fool not to take advantage of the publicity platform and the money available.
Uh huh. Nothing like the party being used by the candidate, then criticized ad infinitum.
We see you, Senator Sanders.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Skidmore
(37,364 posts)Duplicitous. In my mind, this sort of thing makes his motives suspect and renders him untrustworthy.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
BlueMTexpat
(15,369 posts)One can only imagine why!
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
thesquanderer
(11,989 posts)...that the DNC shouldn't, either.
You could flip this around and say it would be hypocritical for a candidate to say "Candidates should refuse to take this kind of money, but oh, if you want to give it to the party who will be supporting those candidates, that's perfectly okay."
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
kstewart33
(6,551 posts)That's all we need - a "Democrat" attacking the Democratic National Committee in the midst of actual Democrats campaigning for the nomination.
Please, retire and enjoy the remaining time that you have.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Kahuna7
(2,531 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Cha
(297,275 posts)so BS thinks it's a good day to attack the Democratic Party who is Clean!
Great priorities.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
ehrnst
(32,640 posts)Last edited Wed Oct 9, 2019, 12:44 PM - Edit history (1)
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
WhiskeyGrinder
(22,355 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
myohmy2
(3,163 posts)...big money out of politics can't be a bad thing...
...he who pays the piper calls the tune...
...and most of us haven't liking that tune...
...thanks Bernie for trying to bring the Party back to the grassroots...
...it's long past due...
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden