Pelosi Calls Sanders Supporters’ Complaints About DNC ‘Legitimate’

[DonViejo]

Source: Talking Points Memo

By ALLEGRA KIRKLAND Published JULY 26, 2016, 7:40 AM EDT

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) allowed that supporters of Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) have a “legitimate complaint” about the way the Democratic National Committee treated him during the primary race.

Yet she pointed to the concessions made at this week's Philadelphia convention to assuage their concerns and the high stakes of this election to urge them to get behind Hillary Clinton. “In terms of how the has been treated at this point, they should have no complaint and many of them are declaring victory in that regard,” Pelosi said on MSNBC Monday night.

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“In terms of how the DNC may have treated him along the way, they may have a legitimate complaint,” Pelosi said.

The House Minority Leaders maintained that voters were faced with a clear choice between the two major party nominees, however. “Griping about that is a luxury our country cannot afford when we have such a drastic difference between Democrats and Republicans, between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump,” she said.

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[Robb]

1. Obviously the Russians got to her.

How deep does this go?

[avaistheone1]

3. Damn those Ruskies are everywhere

[Democat]

6. How about you worry about that after November?

Instead of helping Trump to get elected?

We are all here to fight for Clinton, not to re-fight the primary!

[R. Daneel Olivaw]

10. I know! No kidding.

What's a little ratphuckin amongst friends?

[mucifer]

2. Hard to argue the DNC didn't do shady things.

I am glad they apologized. But, it does make me angry.

I will vote for Hillary and I do believe this will blow over in a few months. But, it should have never happened.

[Bluenorthwest]

4. Party big wigs are apologizing while DUers insist nothing was done wrong and proceed

to bash Bernie even as he endorsed Hillary on live TV. If the Party is apologizing those who are bashing are not unified with the Party's agenda.

[Democat]

7. Clinton is being bashed far more than Sanders on DU even today

Although the DU mods do seem to be working overtime today.

[Matt_in_STL]

9. Links? I have been here off and on since 4am and haven't seen a single anti-Clinton post.

I am sure you can guide me to where she has been bashed more than Bernie. I'd be happy to measure it out.

[JudyM]

12. You can't be serious. Put downs of Bernie's supporters are all over DU. Maybe it's hard

to see for some reason.

[babylonsister]

8. This! ^^^ Thank you. nt

[JudyM]

11. They only apologized for what they were publicly caught doing.

[mwooldri]

5. One doesn't get to screw up without making amends.

Yes, Pelosi is correct. Bernie supporters are still aggrieved at what they see as the DNC being an extension of the Hillary Clinton campaign.

I suppose the concessions she speaks of can be viewed as some kind of attempt at making amends. The DNC convention manifesto is non binding, so some people do see it as crumbs.

[Scuba]

13. No, no, Nancy, it was just some idle gossip. At least that's what I'm being told by the same ...

... people who say we must cut ties with Alan Grayson because he was accused of domestic violence.

Never mind that Debbie resigned, that Ed Rendell called it a serious violation, that Snopes called it an unquestionable bias.

Just idle gossip, Nancy. Now get on message.