Pelosi, Schumer, Buttigieg and other Dems have undisclosed meetings on "what to do about Bernie"

Deleted member 198 · Apr 17, 2019

The discussion about Mr. Sanders has to date been largely confined to private settings because — like establishment Republicans in 2016 — Democrats are uneasy about elevating him or alienating his supporters.
The matter of What To Do About Bernie and the larger imperative of party unity has, for example, hovered over a series of previously undisclosed Democratic dinners in New York and Washington organized by the longtime party financier Bernard Schwartz. The gatherings have included scores from the moderate or center-left wing of the party, including Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California; Senator Chuck Schumer of New York, the minority leader; former Gov. Terry McAuliffe of Virginia; Mayor Pete Buttigieg of South Bend, Ind., himself a presidential candidate; and the president of the Center for American Progress, Neera Tanden.
"He did us a disservice in the last election," said Mr. Schwartz, a longtime Clinton supporter who said he would support former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. in this primary.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/16/...arty.html?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app

Mesoian · Apr 17, 2019

This, right here, is why the dems will never get their shit together.

ChrisR · Apr 17, 2019

Oof, not a good look for Pete

Protein · Apr 17, 2019

"These people are making our donors nervous."

DevilMayGuy · Apr 17, 2019

We Need to Talk About Bernie

Sordid Plebeian · Apr 17, 2019

Well that's a bad look

Dream Machine · Apr 17, 2019

And if Bernie responds to this, he will be called "divisive"

Gyro Zeppeli · Apr 17, 2019

The next time someone tells me to embrace centrism, I'll point them to this article. Fuck the moderate wing of the party. Progressive left forever.

Trojita · Apr 17, 2019

The matter of What To Do About Bernie and the larger imperative of party unity has, for example, hovered over a series of previously undisclosed Democratic dinners in New York and Washington organized by the longtime party financier Bernard Schwartz.

"He did us a disservice in the last election," said Mr. Schwartz

Bernard vs Bernard: Civil War

Prodigal Son · Apr 17, 2019

that's like a comically evil setup

Deleted member 32374 · Apr 17, 2019

Mesoian said:
This, right here, is why the dems will never get their shit together.

I'll never give up hope but its a problem with our American style, umbrella sized political parties. Corporate Dems are tasked with reigning in sanders but also courting his supporters. :/

Deleted member 22490 · Apr 17, 2019

Party unity goes in only one direction

Deleted member 3897 · Apr 17, 2019

Im getting so much use of this avatar, thank you Chris

Deleted member 2145 · Apr 17, 2019

unity in action

hydrophilic attack · Apr 17, 2019

i think bernie has a decent chance this time

i personally prefer warren but i would be happy if bernie won the nomination too

will be interesting to see how it all plays out

UF_C · Apr 17, 2019

Good, get that kook out of the race.

Freakzilla · Apr 17, 2019

Fucking motherfuckers. We're getting 4 more years of Trump if they try to squash Bernie again.

Dark Knight · Apr 17, 2019

And yet some users around here will still go to bat for the Dem establishment's tactics re: Bernie in 2016. Pathetic.

hydrophilic attack · Apr 17, 2019

Trojita said:
Bernard vs Bernard: Civil War

lol

Bronx-Man · Apr 17, 2019

And he's already hitting back

Deleted member 3897 · Apr 17, 2019

UF_C said:
Good, get that kook out of the race.

Yeah, that's not gonna happen.

Buckle · Apr 17, 2019

Helio said:
Party unity goes in only one direction

Or color.

Green.

whitehawk · Apr 17, 2019

Bernie did a disservice last election?

Give me a break. Clinton lost it all by herself. (Well not entirely but you know).

Becks' · Apr 17, 2019

If young people would vote, Bernie could win. But young people do not vote.

Xando · Apr 17, 2019

Better bernie than some corporate shill but i guess corporate shills in leadership have to hold together.

WhySoDevious · Apr 17, 2019

Bernie will once again be one of the reasons why Trump gets elected.

He'll lash out at the Democratic Party and damage all the other candidates in the process.

Russians will just need to pull out their 2016 playbook to get Bernie fans to not vote or vote for a third party.

The Adder · Apr 17, 2019

Helio said:
Party unity goes in only one direction

*Attacks party he's not a member of for two entire elections*

*Supporters whine party not supporting him and meeting to discuss him. Claim hypocrisy.*

TheGhost · Apr 17, 2019

Not going to lie, reading the thread title I thought it was going to say AOC or Omar instead of Bernie and got a wave of dread.

Ziltoidia 9 · Apr 17, 2019

The Adder said:
*Attacks party he's not a member of for two entire elections*

*Supporters whine party not supporting him and meeting to discuss him. Claim hypocrisy.*

*Campaigns for Hillary in the rust belt, something SHE didn't do, despite all the information coming out that the DNC was against him*

Jeremy · Apr 17, 2019

Yeah, Bernie is literally why we can't have nice things.

Here we go again.

Sykdom · Apr 17, 2019

I suppose now is the time if they are trying to push him out

UF_C · Apr 17, 2019

fantomena said:
Yeah, that's not gonna happen.

True. But one can dream.

EightBitNate · Apr 17, 2019

WhySoDevious said:
Bernie will once again be one of the reasons why Trump gets elected.

He'll lash out at the Democratic Party and damage all the other candidates in the process.

Russians will just need to pull out their 2016 playbook to get Bernie fans to not vote or vote for a third party.

Blaming Bernie for Trump

This just gave me flashbacks to the 2016 election.

PspLikeANut · Apr 17, 2019

So basically... it means the owners of this country and their lobbyists are beginning to get spooked.

Nitori · Apr 17, 2019

Clearly the DNC haven't learned their lesson from last time.

Umbrella Carp · Apr 17, 2019

Fun fact: The Republicans most senior figureheads did this exact thing regarding Obama after he beat McCain in 2008 in a Washington Restaurant.

Hollywood Duo · Apr 17, 2019

Hard to disagree considering he only "joined" the Democrat party recently to further his presidential aspirations.

Deleted member 3897 · Apr 17, 2019

No wonder a lot of people conspirace about the Dem establishment sabotage Bernie in 2016.

Yes, they most likely didn't do it, but cases like this just gives them more ammo.

Deleted member 22490 · Apr 17, 2019

The Adder said:
*Attacks party he's not a member of for two entire elections*

*Supporters whine party not supporting him and meeting to discuss him. Claim hypocrisy.*

Bernie WHO IS NOT EVEN A DEMOCRAT despite being part of democratic leadership and being on the democrats' website

Sibersk Esto · Apr 17, 2019

A pic of the meeting has been released

PanickyFool · Apr 17, 2019

Primaries are a major point where Democrats are less democratic than republicans.

Not that I like Bernie, but Democratic Party Leadership definitely believe they know better than the base.

Deleted member 8561 · Apr 17, 2019

Freakzilla said:
Fucking motherfuckers. We're getting 4 more years of Trump if they try to squash Bernie again.

Bernie squashed himself in 2016

ToddBonzalez · Apr 17, 2019

After 2016 I'd like to hope that Dems have learned- support whoever you want in the primary, but you have to fall in line come the general election even if your preferred candidate isn't in it.

Bronx-Man · Apr 17, 2019

Helio said:
Bernie WHO IS NOT EVEN A DEMOCRAT despite being part of democratic leadership and being on the democrats' website

Bernard HUSSEIN Sanders, the non-Democrat

linkboy · Apr 17, 2019

ToddBonzalez said:
After 2016 I'd like to hope that Dema have learned- support whoever you want in the primary, but you have to fall in line come the general election even if your preferred candidate isn't in it.

They won't.

Deleted member 1476 · Apr 17, 2019

Where's the bingo? We already got "that's why Trump will win", "he's not actually a democrat", "crazy Bernie".

Madison · Apr 17, 2019

WhySoDevious said:
Bernie will once again be one of the reasons why Trump gets elected.

He'll lash out at the Democratic Party and damage all the other candidates in the process.

Russians will just need to pull out their 2016 playbook to get Bernie fans to not vote or vote for a third party.

Lol is this a meme post

Freakzilla · Apr 17, 2019

Can someone explain this to me

UF_C said:
Good, get that kook out of the race.

WhySoDevious said:
Bernie will once again be one of the reasons why Trump gets elected.

He'll lash out at the Democratic Party and damage all the other candidates in the process.

Russians will just need to pull out their 2016 playbook to get Bernie fans to not vote or vote for a third party.

The Adder said:
*Attacks party he's not a member of for two entire elections*

*Supporters whine party not supporting him and meeting to discuss him. Claim hypocrisy.*

Jeremy said:
Yeah, Bernie is literally why we can't have nice things.

Here we go again.

TheLostBigBoss said:
Bernie squashed himself in 2016

?

JVID · Apr 17, 2019

FYI. This isn't the DNC.

Deleted member 2145 · Apr 17, 2019

Helio said:
Bernie WHO IS NOT EVEN A DEMOCRAT despite being part of democratic leadership and being on the democrats' website

remember folks, capital D over policy

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