Sanders supporters cancel Clinton protest

[octoberlib]

Supporters of Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) canceled a planned rally Monday to protest Hillary Clinton, NBC News reported.

Ellen Faden, who created a local chapter of the Sanders-aligned group Our Revolution in Hazlet, N.J., created an event to protest Clinton’s March 29 speech at Rutgers University. She reportedly expected only a small turnout, but the event quickly spread on social media, NBC reported.

Democrats and Sanders's senior adviser, Jeff Weaver, condemned the event and called for it to be canceled.


“Our Revolution and Senator Sanders operate independently,” Weaver told NBC in a statement. “That being said, this is no time to be protesting Hillary Clinton or any Democrat.”
Faden said Monday she is working to remove the event from the Our Revolution website and Facebook


http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/379146-sanders-supporters-cancel-clinton-protest?__twitter_impression=true

[Renew Deal]

1. They are probably drunk from celebrating Putin's "reelection"

[LexVegas]

2. Its a positive step. nt

[NCTraveler]

3. I like how they separate Weaver from Democrats.

Our Revolution is a train wreck.

[JI7]

4. These people are trolls

[BigmanPigman]

5. This article was posted on DU yesterday and the replies (213 of them)

about The Revolution were mostly negative.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100210378237

[octoberlib]

8. I saw that yesterday and couldn't believe it. None of them were protesting Trump

today wanting to execute drug dealers.

[bearsfootball516]

6. Protesting what?!?

Protesting a private citizen who isn't involved in politics anymore?

[octoberlib]

11. They're just as bad as Trumpsters like Sean Hannity.

[Me.]

7. I Thought OR

was a Sanders group.

[octoberlib]

10. Supposedly they're an independent pro-Sanders group.

Sanders and Weaver don't have any involvement with them. At least, that's what they say.

[comradebillyboy]

12. They are an 'independent' PAC founded by Sanders.

I suspect he exercises considerable influence. Only after Weaver squawked last night did OR back off on allowing Faden to carry out her protest under the OR banner. This protest had been listed on the OR schedule for over a week.

[Me.]

13. So There Is...

Collusion...

[mreilly]

9. Good, enough is enough!

And it's time for Sanders to go away, too! We need fresh blood and new ideas.