2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumSanders campaign distances itself from ‘divisive’ plan by delegates to challenge Kaine nomination
The campaign manager for Bernie Sanders campaign called plans by some of his own delegates to challenge the nomination of Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine as Hillary Clintons running mate a divisive idea that should be abandoned.
Speaking with Buzzfeed, campaign head Jeff Weaver dismissed the idea, saying had Sanders won the nomination he would have expected delegates to respect his choice. Its very divisive, Weaver explained. Shes the presidential nominee. If Bernie were the nominee, would you want the conservatives trying to nominate our vice president? So, thats what I would say.
Progressive activists have been unhappy with the selection of the more moderate Kaine, hoping instead that Clinton had tapped the more liberal Sen. Elizabeth Warren (MA-D), Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio, or even Sanders himself.
According to the Norman Solomon of the Bernie Delegates Network, the group has been working on rounding up enough delegates to challenge the nomination on the floor, but acknowledged that it likely would not happen.
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Starry Messenger
(32,342 posts)Fuck him.
Cha
(298,134 posts)for VP.. how does that work? I really don't care what they demand.
JaneQPublic
(7,113 posts)...for endorsing Hillary.
The heckling rattled her a bit, I thought. She lost her stride and tempo and never regained it.
They have some nerve to claim now they want her for VP.
Cha
(298,134 posts)nothing.
I'm really glad we have Elizabeth in the Senate and hopefully our Country can send more Dems to help her and the others in 2017.
JaneQPublic
(7,113 posts)Perhaps a 3-D printer?
Starry Messenger
(32,342 posts)Cha
(298,134 posts)Progressive who gets things done.
Cha
(298,134 posts)She gets to choose who she wants for a VP.
Those hecklers were Booing Elizabeth Warren last night for cripe sake.. nothing satisfies them.
Peacetrain
(22,881 posts)There you go Cha.. plain and simple.. she won..her choice...
And E. Warren.. they heckled her last night.. what the heck are they thinking
Cha
(298,134 posts)Did you hear them boo Michelle, Peactrain
Peacetrain
(22,881 posts)as my old Dad used to say.. they embarrassed themselves...
Cha
(298,134 posts)the rest of our convention?
Yes, they're their own worst enemies.. nobody wants to go down to their level.
Like Michelle said.. "when they go low We go high".
Nonhlanhla
(2,074 posts)Cha
(298,134 posts)all american girl
(1,788 posts)approvals. Get over please, she won. And yes, this is nothing but sexism. If this was Bernie, no one would even think about it.
Cha
(298,134 posts)a Progressive who gets things done".
FSogol
(45,598 posts)lostnfound
(16,203 posts)I didn't think I would be, having heard of his somewhat centrist tendencies, but his bio is deep and balanced, with experiences to give him empathy; and what good would it have done to pick someone she was uncomfortable with? I hope Tim Kaine will be able to contribute and complement.
lostnfound
(16,203 posts)Latin American policy is important to me. I thought that comment was very interesting. And I found this, from 2013:
Senator Tim Kaine of Virginia and a dozen other senators wrote that the difficult and dangerous climate in Honduras raises serious concerns over the Honduran governments ability to conduct free and fair elections.
http://www.kaine.senate.gov/tim-in-the-news/political-doubt-poses-risk-to-honduras-battered-by-coup-and-violence
BainsBane
(53,137 posts)WTF?
Orsino
(37,428 posts)...that just happens to look dumb.
If DWS can be bought off and silenced with concessions, so can delegates, or so they may think. Rather than complaining, I believe our nominee should take this as a test of leadership.