Bernie Sanders Booed By House Democrats For Refusal To Endorse Hillary Clinton

[portlander23]

Bernie Sanders Booed By House Democrats For Refusal To Endorse Hillary Clinton
Huffington Post
Sam Stein & Amanda Terkel

All told, the meeting lasted roughly 40 minutes, split nearly evenly between a presentation and a question-and-answer session. According to those in the room, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) opened the meeting by praising Sanders and the work he’s done for the party in getting more young people involved in the process.

Sanders focused his presentation on the current draft of the Democratic Party platform, praising the compromise document that has been under negotiation in advance of the party’s convention but also addressing areas where he’d like to see the party go further. Sanders expressed frustration that the document doesn’t firmly oppose trade deals like the Trans Pacific Partnership, that the language on combating climate change isn’t stronger and that there isn’t a direct endorsement of a $15 federal minimum wage.

Sanders also addressed his opposition to the role that so-called superdelegates play in the Democratic nomination process, according to aides. On this front, he has earned support from a wide swath of the party, although members of the Congressional Black Caucus have been pushing back on the issue. Rep. James Clyburn (D-S.C.) made the case Wednesday that the matter had been studied before and that there was value to having party officials buffer the primary process.

Sanders eventually responded that the goal was not to win elections. He paused at this juncture, at which point came the boos. “The goal is to transform America,” he said. The Sanders aide said that members in the room applauded at that point.

Sanders isn't going to budge until he drags concessions out of the party to progressives.

[NCTraveler]

1. He doesn't have to budge. EW was the prize.

Sam Stein is the same person who declared Sanders the winner of Connecticut's Primary. He put up a whole article on it. Funny as hell how wrong one can be.

[Renew Deal]

2. He can have all the meaningless platform positions he wants

Except for a few.

[BobbyDrake]

3. HuffPo has carried water for Sanders this whole time. They are the home of Goodman and Abramson.

Look how they give the last line to "Sanders' aide."

Color me skeptical now about that "applauded at that point" anecdote.

[NCTraveler]

5. One of the authors in the op.

Fiction:

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Fact

Clinton

51.8%

170,075


Sanders

46.4%

152,410

[BobbyDrake]

7. What terrible behavior from a supposed journalist. Then again, HuffPo doesn't compensate authors...

So when they end up with bullshit like that linked to their brand, they're getting exactly what they paid for.

[JaneyVee]

4. Someone tell Bernie that you cant transform America without winning elections....

And having Republicans in the majority.

[jcgoldie]

18. exactly

what a silly statement to make in a democracy.

[ehrnst]

21. See also: McGovern.

So much was accomplished and transformed under Nixon after McGovern didn't win.

And Bernie certainly hasn't been accepting or philosophical about losing primaries.

[MohRokTah]

6. BRAVO HOUSE DEMS!!!!!!

[eastwestdem]

8. Glad to see that they are aware of the situation that seems so obvious to outsiders. nt

[yodermon]

9. I don't understand why people are surprised by this. He spent his whole career as an INDEPENDENT.

If he was into compromising and/or politics as usual he would have joined the party a long time ago.

His north star *is* the policy, and the policy positions. Obviously this would not work for everyone; but it has certainly been HIS m.o. for decades. And guess what, millions of people found it refreshing, and against all conventional wisdom, did much better than expected in the primaries. It's not really about "him" personally; it's more about what he modeled, what people are hungry for in a candidate.

Last point; most Bernie supporters are on board with Hillary regardless of what he does; the hardcore BoB's are *not* going to come on board even if he endorses her. So his endorsement is really moot at this point. He is simply trying to effect changes to *policy* positions as much as he is able, since that's his primary concern.

[arcane1]

10. Keeping it classy, Dems.

Loyalty oaths are so... conservative

[NYC Liberal]

14. He doesn't have to support our nominee,

but then he shouldn't expect support from the party (the one he just joined last year).

[arcane1]

16. I know. Some assholes put principles over party loyalty.

Where do they think they are, Russia?

[MisterP]

11. *he* didn't lose them 69 House seats under a highly charismatic Prez

[Vinca]

12. Is there a list of who booed? I don't want to donate to anyone who participated.

[B Calm]

20. No kidding, democrats booing another democrat is pretty low.

[Triana]

13. "Sanders isn't going to budge until he drags concessions out of the party to progressives."

GOOD.

[NYC Liberal]

15. Thankfully what little influence Sanders had is diminishing every day.

He will find himself persona non grata in the Senate when he gets around to going back to the job he's being paid to do.

[LiberalFighter]

17. Sanders has reached his expiration date.

[ehrnst]

19. They actually booed his comment that "the goal is not to win elections, but to transform America"

Which could be expected from a room full of elected officials.